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Hundreds Protest Fatal Police Shooting of Mexican Worker in Washington State

HeadlineFeb 16, 2015

Hundreds of people rallied in Washington state this weekend over the fatal police shooting of a migrant worker from Mexico. Antonio Zambrano-Montes was allegedly throwing rocks at police when they shot him dead. Video shows Zambrano falling to the sidewalk with his arms in the air after police open fire. Police Sergeant Ken Lattin acknowledged Montes was unarmed and said the killing is being investigated.

Sgt. Ken Lattin: “Antonio Zambrano-Montes was not armed with a gun or a knife. We know, we all know, based on the videos we’ve watched on social media, that he did at one point at least have a rock in his hand and threw that rock. The investigation continues on whether he was armed with a rock at the time that he was shot. That is still an ongoing investigation.”

Zambrano worked in an apple orchard after migrating to the United States a decade ago. The Mexican government has condemned his death as a “disproportionate use of lethal force.”

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