High Profile Attorney Asked To Represent Pasco Family

PASCO, Wash. (AP) — The mother of an unarmed Mexican man fatally shot by police officers in Washington state is viewing her son's body for the first time and says she hopes for "justice."

The Feb. 10 killing of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation after it was captured on video by a witness.

Zambrano-Montes' mother, Agapita Montes-Rivera, spoke to reporters Monday before entering a local funeral home. She said through an interpreter that the situation is painful.

High-profile civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump says the family is worried about the fairness of an investigation and has asked him to represent them.

Authorities say Zambrano-Montes was throwing rocks at officers and a stun gun failed to subdue him.