The mother of a woman who was mistakenly shot and killed in a tense police standoff has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Department.
The wrongful death lawsuit filed in the U.S. Western District of Texas in San Antonio also claims civil rights violations. A jury is being requested to hear the case and determine how much damages, if any, should be paid to the plaintiff.
The defendants in the case are the City of San Antonio, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and “unknown officers” of SAPD who were involved in the standoff. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Sanchez was blamed for the death of Neida Tijerina after he pointed a shotgun at police officers, who then opened fire on the suspect. One of the bullets fired by the officers fatally wounded Tijerina, who was found inside her apartment. The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office previously said she was unknowingly standing on the other side of the closed apartment door.
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