Washington city sees 4 police killings in recent months

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Washington city sees 4 police killings in recent months
| February 12, 2015 | Updated: February 12, 2015 4:38pm

PASCO, Wash. (AP) — Four people have been shot and killed by police in recent months in this agricultural city of 68,000 in southeastern Washington, and the most recent death of an orchard worker accused of throwing rocks at officers has sparked protests after witnesses said he was running away.

Antonio Zambrano-Montes' death Tuesday marks the fourth fatal police shooting since last summer in Pasco, a city about 215 miles southeast of Seattle. In three previous cases, prosecutors cleared officers with the Pasco Police Department and a sheriff's deputy who was working on a regional SWAT team.

Police say Zambrano-Montes' threatening behavior led officers to open fire. The 35-year-old threw multiple rocks, hitting two officers, and refused to put down other stones. They say a stun gun failed to subdue him.

He had a run-in with Pasco police early last year, having been arrested for assault after throwing objects at officers and trying to grab an officer's pistol, court records show. Some people who saw the shooting at a busy intersection Tuesday evening videotaped the confrontation, and witnesses said Zambrano-Montes was fleeing when officers opened fire.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Protesters-plan-more-rallies-over-Washington-6077678.php

[uppityperson]

1. Thanks for posting this. I posted a GD thread on the latest, with video of him getting shot after

he stopped and wasn't a threat.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026217119

[Judi Lynn]

2. Thank you for the link, and the video. Horrendous. n/t

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[montanacowboy]

3. Very Very Red Part of the State

They keep trying to become their own state over there called The Inland Empire. They hate the very blue Seattle area across the mountains. Spokane, Pasco, Kennewick, pretty much farming communities and Very Teapublican. Once upon a time we had people like Tom Foley from over there.

[cilla4progress]

5. Yes - I live near here!

Wenatchee. Just yesterday I read that several Republica legislators have resurrected legislation to make one state of eastern WA and OR, separating off from the west sides. We are more like N. Idaho here, than like Seattle ...

[freshwest]

6. Yes, they don't want to pay taxes and want cheap migrant labor.

[99th_Monkey]

4. That headline could be interpreted to mean 4 police have been killed

It's what I thought it meant in the first place.

Thanks for posting this though. I want the killer-cops and bullies with badges
to be held accountable for their crimes against unarmed citizens.

PS - I realize you didn't write the headline, but got it from the article linked.
Not my intent to be snarky, just an observation.

peace out.