The lawsuit alleges that SAPD has a culture of engaging in 'excessive, unreasonable and unconstitutional use of force.' SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas CrimeNews PoliceBrutality PoliceAccountability
The four children of Melissa Perez are seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
SAPD's"formal and informal" policies and the policymakers' past failures to hold cops accountable have created a culture in which officers"engage in excessive, unreasonable and unconstitutional use of force," according to the family's petition, filed in federal court in San Antonio. SAPD officials were unavailable for comment on the suit, but San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segovia said the department has well-established training and policies in place to shield citizens from overreach.
The lawsuit cites five other SAPD shootings in which the victim was suffering a mental health crisis, alleging that officers mishandled the situation in each. Of the five incidents mentioned in the lawsuit, four were fatal.
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