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New judge appointed in case of 3 ex-SAPD officers charged in connection with fatal shooting of woman
Read full article: New judge appointed in case of 3 ex-SAPD officers charged in connection with fatal shooting of womanThe case of three former San Antonio police officers charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman inside her apartment last summer has been moved to Judge Ron Rangelās 379th Criminal District Court.
Judge recused from case involving 3 ex-SAPD officers accused of fatally shooting woman
Read full article: Judge recused from case involving 3 ex-SAPD officers accused of fatally shooting womanJudge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court will not be presiding over the case of three former SAPD officers charged with fatally shooting a woman inside her apartment last summer.
Trial date set for three former SAPD officers accused of fatally shooting woman inside her apartment
Read full article: Trial date set for three former SAPD officers accused of fatally shooting woman inside her apartmentA 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?
Read full article: How has the city handled mental health calls since the death of Melissa Perez?Over the last year, Melissa Perezās death has pushed people across San Antonio to question how the city handles mental health calls.
āMy mom didnāt deserve thatā: Daughter of woman shot, killed by SAPD seeks justice nearly 1 year later
Read full article: āMy mom didnāt deserve thatā: Daughter of woman shot, killed by SAPD seeks justice nearly 1 year laterJust days before the one-year mark of her death, Melissa Perezās family still canāt believe what happened.
Records: SAPD lieutenant fired for leaving shift early gets second indefinite suspension for altering discipline files
Read full article: Records: SAPD lieutenant fired for leaving shift early gets second indefinite suspension for altering discipline filesA 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
Read full article: SAPD lieutenant fired, sergeant suspended for leaving shifts early the night Melissa Perez was shot, killedAn 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
Read full article: Murder charges for San Antonio law enforcement rare, cases are tough for attorneys to tryIt'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
Read full article: 3 SAPD officers indicted in shooting death of Melissa PerezThree 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
Read full article: Family and friends honor 17 people in San Antonio killed in police, deputy shootingsThis 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.
āWe need more officersā: SAPD looks to expand mental health unit after scrutiny over response this past summer
Read full article: āWe need more officersā: SAPD looks to expand mental health unit after scrutiny over response this past summerIt'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 membersā minds are on mental health
Read full article: SAPD wants more patrol officers, but council membersā minds are on mental healthThough 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
Read full article: 2 of 3 SAPD officers charged with murder of woman have multiple past suspensionsTwo 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
Read full article: Mental health advocates urge immediate action after SAPD officers charged with murder in death of Melissa PerezNAMI 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. Maryās professor gives insight into murder charges for SAPD officers in Melissa Perezās shooting death
Read full article: St. Maryās professor gives insight into murder charges for SAPD officers in Melissa Perezās shooting deathThere are still many unanswered questions after Melissa Perezās 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 āshe didnāt deserve thisā
Read full article: Daughter of woman killed by San Antonio police officers tells GMA āshe didnāt deserve thisāThe 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
Read full article: What we know about 3 San Antonio police officers charged with murder in death of Melissa PerezSAPD Chief William McManus said Friday night the officers didnāt follow department training or policy and āused deadly force, which was not reasonable given all the circumstances as we now understand them.ā