[2] Zambrano-Montes' family initially filed a $4.8 million claim against the city of Pasco for the shooting, which they called an "execution", saying he "did not represent a threat of grievous bodily harm to anyone" at the time of his death.
[3][4] with the country's President, Enrique Peña Nieto, condemning the officers' "disproportionate use of lethal force.
"[5] Zambrano-Montes was raised in Michoacán, Mexico,[6] the third of sixteen children born to Jesús Montes and Agapita Montes-Rivera.
[6][8] Prior to the incident, he had spent some time in a homeless shelter and was "struggling emotionally"[9] after being unable to work after an injury.
The shooting was caught on video by a civilian who recorded the incident from about 50 feet away showing Zambrano-Montes was running away from police, either with a rock in his hand or unarmed, and turned to face the officers before he was shot by them.
[12][13] Several weeks prior to the shooting, one of the officers, Adam Wright, had dragged Zambrano-Montes away from his burning rental home.
[17] The Tri-City Herald reported that "turmoil continued in Pasco nearly two weeks after the controversial shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montes,"[18] as protests are not typically of this size in this town.
[21] A local group, Consejo Latino, called for an additional investigation by the United States Department of Justice.
[24] On February 26, a report indicated "The U.S. Attorney's office for Eastern Washington ... [had joined] the FBI in keeping track of the investigation.