PASCO, Wash. (AP) — The fatal police shooting Tuesday in Pasco has sparked protests by those accusing police of brutality in killing a man who tried to run after throwing rocks at officers.
Protesters outside the Pasco City Hall Wednesday afternoon chanted “We want justice” in English and Spanish.
A vigil was held Wednesday night in downtown Pasco in memory of 35-year-old orchard worker Antonio Zambrano-Montes. KEPR reports some people compared the shooting to the police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.
Another protest is planned at noon Saturday outside the Pasco City Hall.
The shooting is under investigation but police have said officers fired because they were threatened.
