Melissa Perez
On June 23rd, police were sent out Ms. Perez, who had schizophrenia, place of residence. According to an affidavit, the men found a woman trying to cut the wires on fire alarms because she believed the FBI was listening to her through them. When the police tried to get her to come with them, she […]
Lack of mental health resources initiative before police kills woman
Three San Antonio police officers have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 46-year-old mother of four last month. Melissa Perez, who had schizophrenia, was suffering from a mental health crisis. Despite officers being trained on dealing with people in crisis, she was killed. Paul Flahive with Texas Public Radio reports. On […]