FBI release video of fatal shooting of Oregon occupier

Some occupiers have been allowed to pass through the police checkpoints, but others have been arrested and charged with federal intimidation charges for occupying the refuge. The occupation began almost a month ago.

Play video “What Do The Oregon Militia Want?” The FBI said the man had a gun in his pocket.

Here is the complete, unedited video released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

There are still four militants remaining at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., despite a post-arrest request from Ammon Bundy that they go home.

The FBI said it would hold a news conference later Thursday to address the ongoing situation.

The occupation began on January 2 when Bundy and at least a dozen followers occupied a small cluster of buildings at the refuge in a flare-up in the so-called Sagebrush Rebellion, a decades-old conflict over federal control of millions of acres in the West.

Authorities have apprehended 11 other activists, including group leader Ammon Bundy, and have fatally shot another during a traffic stop.

“Turn yourselves in and do not use physical force”, Bundy’s statement read.

The leader of the armed occupation at an OR wildlife refuge made a brief statement Friday before a USA magistrate judge denied him pre-trial release.

Police block the main road leading to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters. Bundy was arrested Tuesday in a confrontation with law enforcement that left one of the occupiers dead. The Jeep pulled over quickly, but the white truck, driven by Finicum, kept driving for a short distance.

Finicum is seen getting out of the truck and walking through the snow with his hands up in surrender.

After initially raising his hands, Finicum is then seen to reach for his pocket – at which time the police open fire on him.

The FBI says that in addition to the handgun Finicum carried, there were three other loaded weapons in the truck.

“Come stand together with other Americans, and express our Constitutional right to PEACEFULLY assemble and air our grievances”, the call to action said.

Eleven people have been arrested, and a judge has said none of them will be released from jail until the standoff ends. He did not identify her.

Portions of the video were shown at the press conference, and the full video has been posted on the FBI’s YouTube page, said Mr. Bretzing.

About 30 seconds after the shooting, officers deployed flash bangs to disorient any other armed occupants, Bretzing said.

Greg Bretzing, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Portland office, said that while the video showing Finicum’s death was potentially upsetting, it was released in the interest of transparency.

But on Tuesday, Bundy and his leadership team left the refuge to speak at a community meeting in John Day, Oregon, and were stopped by law enforcement.

Oregon Public Broadcasting spoke with the holdouts and identified them as Fry, who is from OH, husband and wife Sean and Sandy Anderson of Idaho, and Jeff Banta of Nevada.

Following his initial court appearance in Portland on Wednesday, Ammon Bundy urged the holdouts to stand down, saying he would continue the fight in court. The charges say the refuge’s 16 employees have been prevented from reporting to work because of threats of violence.

The case led Bundy’s group to demand an inquiry into whether the government is forcing ranchers off their land, though the father-and-son ranchers distanced themselves from the occupiers.