People
gather to protest police brutality
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —A group of
people gathered in front of the old City Hall to bring attention to the death
of Michael Brown and others Saturday.
Brown was fatally shot by a
Ferguson, Missouri, police officer last August.
The group Black Lives Matter
organized the event. Hearts were laid on the steps, the building and the
sidewalk.
“On these hearts are some of
the last words of the police brutality victims, their names, ages,
circumstances of their deaths,” said Ashley Belcher, a spokesperson for Black
Lives Matter.
Belcher said the demonstration
is out of love to remind the community that black lives still matter. She said
the movement continues to grow.
Washington
Protests 2015: Hundreds Protest Against Police Brutality Following Death of
Migrant Worker
By Claudia Balthazar
Hundreds of children and adults
protested against police brutality in Washington Saturday amidst a fatal
shooting of a migrant orchard worker in Pasco.
The group demanded justice for
Antonio Zambrano-Montes who police killed on Tuesday for allegedly throwing
rocks at them, according to The Associated Press.
Some of the large signs during
the protest, led by the victim's family, read, "Stop Police Brutality: It
was just a rock!!!" "Use Your Training, Not Guns," and
"Good Police We Respect You."
The crowd also marched to the
location where the shooting took place.
Felix Vargas, chairman of
Consejo Latino, a group of primarily Latino business leaders, called for a
federal investigation into the shooting while demonstrators demanded a full
review of the Pasco police department.
Franklin County Coroner Dan
Blasdel will order an inquest. He said the results will be open to the public.
Meanwhile, the victim's family
filed a $25 million claim in damages against the city of Pasco, New York Daily
News reports.
Police confirmed Friday that
Zambrano-Montes, who is also a citizen of Mexico, was not armed during the
shooting.
Officials are still
investigating the incident where it has been reported that Zambrano-Montes was
throwing rocks at the cops before they opened fire. Police say the victim's
threatening behavior led officers to shoot him after a stun gun could not calm
him.
Mexican President Enrique Pena
Nieto reiterated the country is against police using lethal force.
"I have directed the
secretary of foreign relations to support his family so they feel the backing
and support of the government of Mexico, so they don't feel alone and so there
is a close monitoring of the investigation into this regrettable and outrageous
occurrence," he said.
Detectives will be interviewing
at least 40 witnesses for the investigation and will be reviewing dash-cam
video footage.
Three other fatal police
shootings in Pasco have been cleared by prosecutors.
