Overview

• Jurors saw body-camera and fire department footage showing Perez speaking erratically but not threateningly, and Officer Jesus Rojas testified she was not physically aggressive during his initial contact.
• Prosecutors contend the officers lacked legal justification to use deadly force, while defense attorneys argue they reasonably perceived a threat and had probable cause to enter based on alleged felony damage to the fire alarm system.
• The defense played a 911 call in which a resident described Perez as being violent and holding pliers when the alarm wires were cut.
• Rojas told the court no mental-health unit or specialized personnel were available for dispatch to the call that night.
• Proceedings continue Tuesday afternoon with all three defendants tried together, as Alejandro and Flores face murder charges and Villalobos faces aggravated assault by a public servant, each carrying potential sentences of up to life in prison.