Jurors on Monday saw the first body camera footage from the night Melissa Perez was fatally shot by San Antonio police officers in June 2023, as the trial for three former officers charged in her death entered its second day.

Former officers Alfred Flores, Eleazar Alejandro and Nathaniel Villalobos are accused in the deadly shooting of Perez, 46, who was experiencing a mental health crisis on June 23, 2023, when police arrived at her Southwest Side apartment complex.

The first responding officer, Jesus Rojas, testified that Perez was not physically aggressive toward him when he first arrived after reports that she had cut the fire alarm system in her building.

“Was she physically aggressive with you at any point?” the prosecution asked.

“No, sir,” Rojas replied.

“Were there any mental

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