A second autopsy will be conducted on the rock-throwing Mexican orchard worker shot to death by police in Washington state after his family requested an independent examination.
The fatal shooting of 35-year-old Antonio Zambrano-Montes by police officers on Feb. 10 was captured on a widely seen video. With three other police killings in the small city in the previous six months, Pasco, Washington, has become a new flash point in the national debate about police violence.
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The three officers involved have been placed on leave until the investigation is complete.
HuffPost could not reach members of Zambrano-Montes’ family.