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Oregon arrests: Dead occupier LaVoy Finicum was dad of 11
A cowboy-hat-wearing Mormon rancher who died during the arrests of his fellow Oregon occupiers on Tuesday night had vowed weeks ago never to be taken alive by authorities.
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LaVoy Finicum, one of the protesters' dem facto spokesmen, died after shots were fired when police stopped the group on Highway as they headed to a public meeting. fem of his cohorts were arrested at the en plats där en händelse inträffar ofta inom teater eller film, officials said.
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Oregon State Police said an investigation was being carried out into what it described as a "officer-involved shooting," following protocols used "when deadly physical force is used." The FBI and state police said they had conducted "enforcement action" along the highway at around p.m. local time ( p.m. ET).
Authorities would not confirm Finicum's death but his daughter Challice Finch told NBC News t
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‘We are not leaving’: The final days of an Oregon occupier
Reporting from Burns, Ore. — “Hello, America. This is LaVoy Finicum.”
Speaking into a camera, Finicum leaned against a stone wall, looking every bit the part of cowboy rebel he had become in the media, hands jammed into the pockets of his denim jacket, a holster on his hip.
It was Monday, the 24th day of the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. It was also the last full day of his life.
Robert “LaVoy” Finicum was one of the occupiers protesting the federal government’s administration of public wild lands and the prosecution of two local ranchers. An Arizona rancher born and raised on Navajo land, Finicum in recent years had refashioned himself as a herald of a fallen America.
The FBI and Oregon State Police traffic stop and shooting of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum in Oregon on Tuesday. The video has been edited from the version released Thursday by the FBI.
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LaVoy Finicum
American militia group spokesman (–)
LaVoy Finicum | |
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Finicum at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January | |
| Born | Robert LaVoy Finicum ()January 27, Kanab, Utah, U.S.[1] |
| Died | January 26, () (aged&#;54) Harney County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of death | Gunshot wounds[2] |
| Resting place | Kanab, Utah |
| Occupation(s) | Main income as foster parent, also cattle rancher[3] |
| Spouses | Kelly Whatcott &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Dorthea Jeannette &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 11[1] |
| Parent(s) | David Finicum, Nelda Finicum[6] |
Robert LaVoy Finicum (January 27, &#;– January 26, ) was one of the American militants who staged an armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January After it began, the occupying force organized itself as the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, of which Finicum