Bexar County prosecutors said they are preparing to officially rest their case on Friday in the murder trial of Melissa Perez.

The state announced its intentions during a hearing after jurors were sent home on Thursday evening.

Thursday’s court proceedings in front of jurors started and ended with Ronald Soto, who led the investigation into the SAPD shooting death of Perez in 2023. Soto was the only witness to take the stand on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Before he was excused on Thursday afternoon, Soto admitted that he inaccurately reported where Perez was when three former SAPD officers opened fire on her at her Southwest Side apartment.

Ex-SAPD officers Eleazar Alejandro, Alfred Flores and Nathaniel Villalobos are on trial for the shooting death of Perez, 46.

The department h

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