Melissa Perez, 46, was shot by the three officers Friday morning after she refused to come out of her apartment and then threw a glass candlestick at them and swung a hammer in their direction, off…
Three San Antonio, Texas, cops face murder charges for the fatal shooting of a woman experiencing a “mental health crisis.”
Sgt. Alfred Flores along with Officers Eleazar Alejandro and Nathaniel Villalobos were suspended without pay and swiftly arrested for Perez’s death.“They placed themselves in a situation where they used deadly force which was not reasonable given all the circumstances as we now understand them,” he added.
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