'Ferguson Everywhere': Hundreds Protest Cops Killing Mexican Worker in Washington State TV-Novosti
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Washington: Hundreds protest police killing of unarmed apple-picker (CCTV News)

Around 1,000 people took part in a peaceful protest to denounce the recent fatal police shooting of a Mexican-born 35 year-old in the town of Pasco, Washington State.

Hundreds of people, mostly from the Pasco’s Hispanic community, gathered in Volunteer Park on Saturday to commemorate Antonio Zambrano-Montes, an unarmed Mexican national, who was killed by police officers on Tuesday.

Speakers from local and state levels, as well as clergy addressed the crowd, reminding it of the importance of maintaining peace – and the rally confined to Ferguson-styled placards and mottos, like “It’s protect and serve, not obey or die,” “Use your training not your guns” or even “We are all Antonio.”

...Antonio Zambrano-Montes was raised in Michoacan, Mexico and lived for about a decade in Pasco, where he worked as an apple picker, with his wife and two teenage children. He died of gunshot wounds to the torso, according to a coroner's report released on Friday.

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Related: Family of Mexican farm worker killed by police in Washington state file $25M claim with city (Fox News)

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