So in the metrics mode in test game there is a slider called debug. Setting it to 10 will show you the collision for the objects, ensuring that the path it truly clear for the AI.
Check this out and see if the are collision lines around the zombie blocking there path.
If so then those objects will need to have forcesimpleobstical = 3 in there FPE files.
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