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Melissa Perez, a 46-year-old mother of four, was shot dead by San Antonio police on June 23. Three officers have been charged with murder in her death. Above, Perez’s daughter, Alexis Tovar ...
DA wants mental health records for Melissa Perez, San Antonio mother shot dead by police Perez, 46, was killed June 23 at her Southwest Side apartment. Family members said she was schizophrenic.
Melissa Perez wasn't only having a mental crisis when she was killed by San Antonio police officers. She was intoxicated, according to an autopsy report obtained by the San Antonio Express-News.
A Bexar County judge ordered San Antonio to turn over documents in the case of ex-officers charged in Melissa Perez’s 2023 death. Trial date is pending.
Clearly, nothing will change until the City’s elected officials accept responsibility for the actions of all 15 of the officers who were on duty and were at Ms. Perez’ home that horrible night.
Melissa Perez, right, with daughter Alexis Tovar in an undated family photo. The 46-year-old mother of four suffered from schizophrenia and was in a mental health crisis when police officers ...
Eleazar Alejandro, Alfred Flores and Nathaniel Villalobos, accused in fatal shooting of Melissa Perez in 2023, will stand trial together in September.
Alejandro and Flores are charged with murder in connection with the death of Melissa Perez, 46, while Villalobos is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charges are rare.
Alexis Tovar, center, poses Sunday, June 25, with a photo of her mother, Melissa Perez, who was shot and killed by three San Antonio police department officers. Seated with Tovar are her aunt ...
Perez's shooting took place at 2 a.m. Velasquez’s attorney, Ben Sifuentes, told KSAT that Rodriguez relieved his client of duty that night, something allowed under police rules.
San Antonio failed Melissa Perez | Commentary By Doug Beach, For the Express-News Dec 28, 2023 ...
SAN ANTONIO – Over the last year, Melissa Perez’s death has pushed people across San Antonio to question how the city handles mental health calls. Some mental health advocates said the city ...