Lawyer: 2nd autopsy of man shot by Washington police differs

Agapita Montes-Rivera, second from left, the mother of Antonio Zambano-Montes, is comforted following the funeral for her son Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Pasco, Wash. Zambrano-Montes' Feb. 10 death in the agricultural city of Pasco has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation. Police killed the unarmed man who spoke little English after he allegedly threw rocks at officers. (AP Photo/The Tri-City Herald, Andrew Jansen) Agapita Montes-Rivera, second from left, the mother of Antonio Zambano-Montes, is comforted following the funeral for her son Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Pasco, Wash. Zambrano-Montes' Feb. 10 death in the agricultural city of Pasco has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation. Police killed the unarmed man who spoke little English after he allegedly threw rocks at officers. (AP Photo/The Tri-City Herald, Andrew Jansen)

By Associated Press February 27, 2015 3 min read

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A lawyer for the family of an unarmed Mexican man killed by police in Washington state says independent autopsy results differ in at least two key details from statements made by authorities investigating the death.

The second autopsy shows Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot as many as seven times – including twice from behind.

Lawyer Charles Herrmann, who commissioned the independent autopsy, announced its findings Thursday, a day after a spokesman for a special unit investigating the Feb. 10 shooting said five or six bullets struck Zambrano-Montes, but none from behind.

Herrmann is representing the dead man’s estranged wife and two daughters.

“Our report differs sharply with statements made by local law enforcement authorities,” Herrmann said in a statement.