SAN ANTONIO — After 14 days of testimony, state prosecutors rested their case against three ex-SAPD officers over the death of Melissa Perez.

Perez was killed on the night of June 23, 2023, when three former officers fired at her as she was armed with a hammer. She was struck by bullets from two of the officers. A warrant was issued for the officers' arrest within 16 hours of the shooting.

Detective Ronald Soto was the one who arrested and executed a warrant for the defendants. Thursday, he testified for a grueling fourth day as defense attorneys grilled him about the process of issuing the arrest warrants. He conceded he was mistaken when he previously told a defense attorney that one of the officers was in a hallway when another officer fired the first shot. Slow-motion body camera vid

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