On 08 Dec 2021, Rudy Canoza <notgenx32@gmail.com> posted some
news:2a6sJ.67021$hm7.61512@fx07.iad:

> They should have kicked the door down, ripped all her clothes off and
> raped her with the hammer. Dumbasses decided to act like Obama cops
> and shoot the bitch.

SAN ANTONIO � Three San Antonio police officers are charged with murder
after they shot and killed a woman inside her Southwest Side apartment
early Friday morning, according to SAPD.

Sgt. Alfred Flores, Officer Eleazar Alejandro and Officer Nathaniel
Villalobos are charged in 46-year-old Melissa Perez�s death.

All three were arrested Friday night and released on bond Saturday.

SAPD Chief William McManus said Friday night the officers didn�t follow
department training or policy and �used deadly force, which was not
reasonable given all the circumstances as we now understand them.�

Perez was experiencing a mental health crisis and had a hammer in her hand
when police shot her through a patio window and door, McManus said.

The department released a portion of edited and blurred body-worn camera
video from officers on the scene Friday night. KSAT has requested all
footage from the incident.

SAPD initially said the officers� employment was �terminated.� In another
instance, the department said they were suspended without pay. KSAT has
asked for further clarification.

There are three separate investigations underway since the murder charges
were filed � by SAPD�s Internal Affairs and Homicide units and the Bexar
County District Attorney�s Civil Rights Division.

This article explains what we know so far about Perez, the officers, the
shooting and the body camera footage.

Who is Melissa Perez?

Alexis Tovar, Perez�s daughter, released a statement through her attorney
Dan Packard on Saturday afternoon to ABC News.

�We have always been a pro-police family. This breaks my heart. I always
trusted the police to protect me and now I don�t know who to trust. We
can�t express how hurt we are,� Tovar�s statement said.

Packard Law Firm also released an image of Perez.

KSAT spoke to neighbors at the scene of the shooting Friday morning.

Ruben Veloz, who lives next door to Perez, said he didn�t really know
anything was wrong until he left for work hours later.

�I was asleep,� he told KSAT. �I looked over, I saw windows broken and I
was just, like, �Ok, what�s going on?��

Both Veloz and another neighbor said they were shocked to hear that Perez
was dead, and wondered what could have led to the shooting.

�I don�t know, like, the whole story of what happened, but to me she was
always nice. I don�t know about everybody else,� Veloz said.

What San Antonio police have said about the shooting

The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Friday at the Rosemont at Miller�s
Pond apartments, located in the 6200 block of Old Pearsall Road.

Police were called for a report of a woman, later identified as Perez,
destroying property at the complex. According to Chief McManus, Perez was
having a mental health crisis and cutting wires through a fire alarm
system to the complex.

When officers arrived, Perez was speaking with San Antonio Fire Department
crews in the parking lot. As they approached her, she ran back to her
apartment and locked the door, McManus said.

Police tried to speak with Perez through a window, but she threw a glass
candle at an officer, striking him in the arm, McManus said.

Officers Flores, Alejandro and Villalobos moved toward the back patio of
Perez�s apartment and unsuccessfully attempted to coax Perez outside.

Two of the three officers jumped the railing onto the patio, and spoke to
Perez through a window and door.

McManus said the window was open but officers removed the screen. He said
they were investigating the incident as felony criminal mischief.

One of the officers said Perez picked up a hammer and was �approaching
them from inside,� McManus said.

She swung the hammer toward the officers and broke the window separating
her apartment from the patio, McManus said.

One of the officers shot at Perez, but McManus said it didn�t appear she
was struck.

Perez went toward the window again, still carrying the hammer, and that�s
when all three officers opened fire, according to McManus. Perez was hit
at least two times.

Police forced their way inside the apartment and provided medical
assistance until EMS arrived, McManus said.

Perez died from her injuries at the scene.

�Our condolences to Melissa Perez�s entire family, I want to ensure her
daughter that this incident will continue to be thoroughly investigated,�
McManus said.

There is not currently a timeline for the conclusion of the investigation,
he said.

Who are the officers charged with murder?

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Left: Alfred Flores Center: Nathaniel Villalobos Right: Eleazar Alejandro
(Bexar County Jail Records)
The three SAPD officers who were charged in Perez�s murder were identified
as Sgt. Alfred Flores, Officer Eleazar Alejandro and Officer Nathaniel
Villalobos.

Flores has served with the police department for 14 years, Alejandro for
five years and Villalobos for two years, according to McManus.

Bexar County court records show that each of the officers is charged with
murder. Their bonds were set at $100,000 each.

As of Saturday morning, all three officers made their bond and were
released from the Bexar County Jail pending trial.

�The shooting officers� actions were not consistent with SAPD�s policy and
training. They placed themselves in a situation where they used deadly
force, which was not reasonable given all the circumstances as we now
understand them,� McManus said.

What the portion of released body camera footage shows
WARNING: The video may contain images that are disturbing to some
individuals. Viewer discretion is advised.

San Antonio police released a portion of edited and blurred body-worn
camera footage from the shooting around 9 p.m. Friday night.

McManus said the department expedited the release of the video.

The footage begins with an officer approaching Perez in the apartment
complex�s parking lot while she is with her dog.

�Hey, lady, get over here,� the officer says.

Perez beings walking away, and the officer pursues her. �Get over here.�

�Nope,� Perez replies as she continues to walk toward her apartment and
the officer runs after her.

Then, an officer is seen jumping onto Perez�s balcony.

Her balcony window is open, and the officer removes the screen.

Perez tries to close the window and tells him to stop.

The officer then raises his pistol and points it at Perez, telling her
�You�re going to get shot.�

�Shoot me,� she replies.

Glass is then heard shattering, and the woman yells something at the
officers.

The video then cuts to multiple officers standing at the balcony and then
one officer again jumping over it.

�Hold on,� the officer says.

The woman replies, �You ain�t got no warrant.�

Another officer then says, �Let�s go. Move it.�

Two officers were then seen standing in the patio area.

One officer then turned around to reveal several officers who then all
started yelling, �Watch out! Watch out!� before gunshots erupted from the
officers toward the woman.

From a different perspective, one of the officers could be seen trying to
open the door again.

The woman appeared to be still standing.

The officers start yelling to her, �Hey! Hey!� and more gunshots go off.

From another perspective, multiple officers could be seen firing shots at
the woman�s apartment.

A hammer can not be seen clearly in the footage.

James
24 MIN AGO
She's a woman ..not really a threat..shame on you sapd.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/06/25/what-we-know-about-3-san-
antonio-police-officers-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-melissa-perez/