Sgt. Alfred Flores and Officers Eleazar Alejandro and Nathaniel Villalobos are now in custody and suspended without pay. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX PoliceBrutality PoliceMisconduct PoliceAccountability PoliceShooting
Sgt. Alfred Flores and Officers Eleazar Alejandro and Nathaniel Villalobos are all in custody following Friday morning's shooting.
“The shooting officers' actions were not consistent with SAPD’s policy and training,” Police Chief William McManus said news conference. “They placed themselves in a situation where they used deadly force which was not reasonable given all circumstances as we now understand them. McManus said the woman, 46-year-old Melissa Perez, was having a"mental health crisis" when officers arrived at her apartment onPolice received a call that Perez had cut wires to the complex's fire alarm system, which McManus described as a felony count of criminal mischief.
One group of police positioned themselves outside Perez's front door while Flores, Alejandro and Villalobos went to her back patio, according to the chief.
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