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Body Camera Footage shows Barrientes Vela's sons brawling with SAPD

Published: August 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM

Body camera footage shows a violent encounter between San Antonio police and former constable Michelle Barrientes Vela’s three sons. The 2024 incident is now at the center of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the three men.

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