Trial date set for three former SAPD officers accused of fatally shooting woman inside her apartment
A trial date has been set for three former SAPD officers charged with fatally shooting a woman inside her apartment last summer.
How has the city handled mental health calls since the death of Melissa Perez?
Over the last year, Melissa Perez’s death has pushed people across San Antonio to question how the city handles mental health calls.
‘My mom didn’t deserve that’: Daughter of woman shot, killed by SAPD seeks justice nearly 1 year later
Just days before the one-year mark of her death, Melissa Perez’s family still can’t believe what happened.
Records: SAPD lieutenant fired for leaving shift early gets second indefinite suspension for altering discipline files
A San Antonio police lieutenant fired last year for leaving his shift early the night officers shot and killed a woman inside her Southwest Side apartment, has received a second indefinite suspension for altering discipline files tied to the case, records confirm.
SAPD lieutenant fired, sergeant suspended for leaving shifts early the night Melissa Perez was shot, killed
An SAPD lieutenant has been terminated and a sergeant has been suspended seven days after each of them left their assigned shifts early the night Melissa Perez was shot and killed inside her Southwest Side apartment, discipline records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Murder charges for San Antonio law enforcement rare, cases are tough for attorneys to try
It's rare for a law enforcement officer to be charged with murder in Bexar County. Attorneys say it's a challenge to try those cases.
3 SAPD officers indicted in shooting death of Melissa Perez
Three San Antonio Police Department officers were indicted by a grand jury Thursday, nearly six months after the shooting death of a 46-year-old woman inside her Southwest Side apartment.
Family and friends honor 17 people in San Antonio killed in police, deputy shootings
This comes on the eve of October 22nd National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, and the day after Andre "AJ" Hernandez's birthday. He was the 13-year-old boy shot and killed by SAPD in 2022.
‘We need more officers’: SAPD looks to expand mental health unit after scrutiny over response this past summer
It's been three months since officers shot and killed Melissa Perez. The department is working to expand its mental health unit to increase its response.
SAPD wants more patrol officers, but council members’ minds are on mental health
Though council members avoided discussing it in detail, the police shooting death of a woman while she was believed to be in a mental health episode seemed to hang over a police budget discussion.
2 of 3 SAPD officers charged with murder of woman have multiple past suspensions
Two of the three San Antonio Police Department officers who were charged with murder last month have multiple past suspensions, records obtained by KSAT show.
Mental health advocates urge immediate action after SAPD officers charged with murder in death of Melissa Perez
NAMI San Antonio has a "warn line" where families and community members can call for help finding resources before a loved one has a mental health crisis.
St. Mary’s professor gives insight into murder charges for SAPD officers in Melissa Perez’s shooting death
There are still many unanswered questions after Melissa Perez’s death. Perez was shot and killed by three San Antonio police officers early Friday morning in her apartment in the 6200 block of Old Pearsall Road.
Daughter of woman killed by San Antonio police officers tells GMA ‘she didn’t deserve this’
The daughter of a woman killed by three San Antonio police officers and her attorney are speaking out days after the officers were charged with murder.
What we know about 3 San Antonio police officers charged with murder in death of Melissa Perez
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.”