Three San Antonio Police Officers Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting of Woman Armed with a Hammer (VIDEO)
Three San Antonio police officers were charged with murder on Friday in the fatal shooting of a woman who was armed with a hammer.
Sgt. Alfred Flores and Officers Eleazar Alejandro and Nathaniel Villalobos were suspended and later charged with murder for fatally shooting Melissa Perez, 46.
According to reports, the officers responded to calls that Perez cut the wires to a fire alarm at the apartment complex, which is a felony.
The officers were dispatched to the 6200 block of Old Pearsall Road where they encountered the Hispanic woman in the parking lot of the apartment complex.
Perez ran from the officers and went inside the apartment.
The officers tried to enter the apartment to make an arrest,
