One person was killed as authorities arrested a group of people involved with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, the FBI and Oregon State Police say.
The deceased was the subject of a federal probable cause arrest, officials say.
Federal authorities arrested Ammon Bundy, the leader of a group of protesters occupying the federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, during a traffic stop Tuesday, a law enforcement official tells CNN. Up to eight of Bundy's followers were detained, the source says. Ref. CNN.
Protest leader Ammon Bundy tells remaining occupiers of federal wildlife refuge to 'stand down'
Protest leader Ammon Bundy, who was arrested Tuesday, urged his followers still occupying a federal wildlife refuge to leave and return home, in a statement read by his lawyer. Ref. USAToday.
FBI releases video of officers fatally shooting Oregon protester
The FBI released video Thursday of state police officers fatally shooting one of the Oregon protesters who took over a remote federal wildlife refuge in an act of protest. The FBI released the video to allay public concerns over "Inflammatory" accounts of the shooting, Greg Bretzing, the special agent in charge of the FBI field office in Portland, said. Ref. USAToday.