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A federal lawsuit filed by the mother of a woman shot by SAPD officers in 2021 accuses city leaders of failing to properly train police personnel.
The mother of a woman slain by San Antonio police officers in 2021 is suing the city and its police department for wrongful death. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in San Antonio, argues that officers violated 29-year-old Neida Tijerina’s civil rights during a standoff at an apartment building when they inadvertentlyIn the aftermath of the shooting, police said they were instead aiming at Tijerina’s common-law husband Angel Sanchez, who had allegedly taken her hostage.
alleges that city leaders including McManus and Mayor Ron Nirenberg “failed to properly train, supervise, screen, discipline, transfer, counsel or otherwise control officers in the use of excessive deadly force.” Tijerina is the administrator of her daughter’s estate in addition to being the guardian of her four minor children. In addition to the city and McManus, the suit includes unnamed police officers involved in the shooting among the defendants. Tijerina's suit comes weeks after the four children of Melissa Perez
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