Three San Antonio Police Department officers face charges following the shooting death of 46-year-old Melissa Perez inside her Southwest Side apartment on June 23, 2023. Officer Eleazar Alejandro and Sgt. Alfred Flores face a charge of murder. Officer Nathaniel Villalobos faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by a public servant in connection with the death of Melissa Perez. The officers allegedly didn't follow department training or policy and 'used deadly force, which was not reasonable given all the circumstances'. Multiple officers who were on the scene and had prior dealings with Perez, and they knew she was schizophrenic. Perez was experiencing a mental health crisis and had a hammer in her hand when police shot her through a patio window and door in her apartment.