The trial of three former SAPD officers charged in the 2023 killing of a woman during a mental health call continues Thursday with more testimony from witnesses.

Police say Melissa Perez tampered with the fire alarm system at her southwest-side apartment complex early in the morning of June 23, 2023, triggering a police response.

What ensued in the following minutes – culminating in the three officers shooting and killing Perez when authorities said she came at them with a hammer – is at the center of the case, including whether or not the deadly use of force was warranted.

The defendants – who were suspended from the force and jailed less than 24 hours after the fatal bullets were fired – are all being tried together. Alfred Flores and Eleazar Alejandro are charged with murder, while

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