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Washington state police cleared in killing of Mexican farmworker
Source: Reuters
US | Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:09pm EDT
Washington state police cleared in killing of Mexican farmworker
SEATTLE | BY ERIC M. JOHNSON
Two police officers who fatally shot a rock-throwing Mexican farmworker in Washington state earlier this year did not violate their department's policy and will return to duty immediately, the city of Pasco said on Wednesday.
Antonio Zambrano-Montes, 35, was shot by three patrolmen during a confrontation on Feb. 10 caught on video at a busy intersection in the small city, 200 miles (320 km) southeast of Seattle.
His death triggered protests by several hundred people in Pasco, which has a large Hispanic community, and his family and civil rights groups called for a federal probe into his killing.
They have said Zambrano-Montes spoke little English and had wrestled with drug abuse and other personal issues.
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Washington state police cleared in killing of Mexican farmworker
SEATTLE | BY ERIC M. JOHNSON
Two police officers who fatally shot a rock-throwing Mexican farmworker in Washington state earlier this year did not violate their department's policy and will return to duty immediately, the city of Pasco said on Wednesday.
Antonio Zambrano-Montes, 35, was shot by three patrolmen during a confrontation on Feb. 10 caught on video at a busy intersection in the small city, 200 miles (320 km) southeast of Seattle.
His death triggered protests by several hundred people in Pasco, which has a large Hispanic community, and his family and civil rights groups called for a federal probe into his killing.
They have said Zambrano-Montes spoke little English and had wrestled with drug abuse and other personal issues.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/24/us-usa-shooting-washington-idUSKCN0RN2LK20150924
