PASCO, Wash. - 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 Pasco City Hall.
Capt. Ken Roske told the newspaper three officers have been placed on leave for the investigation, a standard practice. Investigators are looking at cellphone video posted online that appears to show the shooting.
It's the fourth fatal police shooting in Pasco in the past six months. Officers were cleared in the previous shootings.
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