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Police will not face charges in Pasco shooting death of Mexican man

NewsTaco September 10, 2015

*It’s been seven months since the fatal shooting in Pasco, Washington. Franklin County prosecutor Shawn Sant says the police officers actions were “reasonable under the standards established in our state laws.” […]

Video Suggests Latino Suspect in San Antonio Shooting Had Hands Raised When Shot

NewsTaco September 1, 2015

Newly Released Video Shows Police Officers Fatally Shooting an Unarmed Latino Man

NewsTaco July 15, 2015

‘Shot from behind’: man’s death reveals hidden horror of Latino police killings

NewsTaco June 2, 2015

*[tweet_dis]Of the 67 Latinos killed in police shootings this year, 25 percent were unarmed.[/tweet_dis] VL By Oliver Laughland, The Guardian Outside the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco’s Mission district, […]

Prosecutor reviewing report on police shooting of unarmed Pasco man

NewsTaco May 29, 2015

*The report took nearly four months to complete, and the county prosecutor says he’ll release it after he’s reviewed it and concluded if the evidence warrants a trial. VL By […]

Prosecutor expects police report on fatal police shooting of Pasco man

NewsTaco May 28, 2015

*There’s a pending coronor’s inquest which will determine the official cause and manner of Antonio Zambrano-Montez’s death. The inquest jury will also decide if the shooting was justifiable. VL By […]

Chicago Public Schools valedictorian victimized by Chicago police

NewsTaco May 22, 2015

*There are many reasons I decided to publish this. It’s heart-breaking and real; it happens too often to young men of color; what we read about it is what’s written […]