BREAKING: One Dead, Ammon Bundy And Five Others Arrested In Oregon Domestic Terror Gunfight
After 25 Days The Bundy Domestic Terror Occupation May Be Close To An End
One man is dead, and six members of Bundy domestic terror militia group have been arrested in Burns, Oregon.Â
Four men and one woman were arrested during a traffic stop on their way to attend a community meeting.
Meanwhile, well over 100 people are waiting for Bundy group meeting to begin inside. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/GsftQ9mEgs
— Dave Blanchard (@blanchardd) January 27, 2016
Shots were fired during the stop and one man is reported dead. Another man was arrested in a separate incident.
“Shots were fired after FBI agents, Oregon State troopers and other law enforcement agencies made the stop,” KATU reports. “Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Brian Cavalier, Shawna Cox and Ryan W. Payne were arrested during the stop. One person, who was the subject of a federal probable cause arrest died. It’s unclear who fired first.”
NEW:Â FBI, State Police Initiate ‘Containment’ Of Occupied Federal Refuge, Release Bundy Booking Photos
Oregon Live reports Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan, and the other members of the occupation “were charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers, a felony.”
Roadblocks. pic.twitter.com/qbocrfel7F
— OccupiedBurns (@occupied_burns) January 27, 2016
On January 2 Ammon Bundy and his brothers, along with a dozen or two milita men took siege of a federal installation, the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, in Burns, Oregon, and have held it since.Â
Many are calling them domestic terrorists.
FBI statement on #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/H4htYaattm
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) January 27, 2016
There are still others occupying the refuge.
Highway 395. Road blocked. Swat present. pic.twitter.com/p0JGOVDh9E
— OccupiedBurns (@occupied_burns) January 27, 2016
UPDATE I: 10:58 PM EST –Â
Nevada state Rep. Michele Fiore, who was close to the ranchers during Cliven Bundy’s standoff with federal agents, states the person shot dead was LaVoy Finicum. This has not been confirmed by authorities, nor has the information in her tweet. The FBI stated they would not release the name of the person killed until his family had been notified.
My heart & prays go out to LaVoy Finicum’s family he was just murdered with his hands up in Burns OR.Ryan Bundy has been shot in the arm
— Michele Fiore (@VoteFiore) January 27, 2016
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