Washington governor says no to special prosecutor for Pasco police shooting
*Looks like Gov. Inslee preempted the planned marcha and vigil planned for this weekend. VL
By Nicolas Geranios, Associated Press/The Register Guard
SPOKANE — Gov. Jay Inslee has denied a second request to appoint a special prosecutor in the case of a Mexican man shot and killed by three Pasco police officers. This request came from the attorney for the victim’s estranged wife and daughters.
Nicholas Brown, an attorney for the governor, this week sent a letter to Yakima attorney George P. Trejo Jr. denying the request.
The shooting of the unarmed Mexican national sparked a series of protests in Pasco, an agricultural city of 68,000 that is majority Hispanic. More demonstrations are planned this weekend.
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