Overview
- A medical examiner told jurors Perez’s blood-alcohol level measured 0.145 at the time of the June 23, 2023 shooting, nearly twice the legal limit for driving.
- Autopsy testimony described two gunshot wounds, identified both wounds as the cause of death, and classified the manner of death as homicide.
- Former officers Eleazar Alejandro and Alfred Flores are charged with murder and ex-officer Nathaniel Villalobos is charged with aggravated assault; prosecutors say bullets from Alejandro and Flores struck Perez while Villalobos missed.
- Jurors this week reviewed crime-scene photos, shell casings, and the hammer seen on body-camera video, and the judge admitted a defense affidavit and search warrant for a limited, rebuttal purpose.
- Defense questioning highlighted testimony from SAPD officer Andrew Chernak that he believed the patio officers were justified, while responding officer Jonathan Salinas later invoked the Fifth Amendment after prosecutors raised disclosure concerns.