Oregon Standoff Turns bloody: ***Updates***
Yesterday afternoon Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan and six others associated with the armed standoff with the feds at Malheur Wildlife refuge were on route to a tow called John Day 70 miles North of Burns, Oregon when federal authorities along with Harney County Sheriff Deputies conducted a traffic stop on two vehicles containing the protesters.
Protesters that were taken into custody include the Bundy brothers, Ryan 43, of Bunkerville, Nev., and Ammon, 40, of Emmett, Idaho, along with Brian Cavalier, 44, of Bunkerville; Shawna Cox, 59, of Kanab, Utah; and Ryan Waylen Payne, 32, of Anaconda,Mont.
Pete Santilli, host of an online radio, and Joseph Donald O’Shaughnessy, 45, ofCottonwood, Ariz. were also taken into custody at a seperate location nears Burns, Oregon.
Many describe it more as an “ambush” with armored vehicles and snipers in the trees. The deadly confrontation resulted in Ryan Bundy sustaining a minor gunshot wound and tragically claimed the life of LeVoy Finicum, 55. Some witnesses say (including his daughter via Facebook) Lavoy was unarmed and had his hands in the air and the the feds executed him shooting him in the face and three more times while on the ground. Other contradicting eyewitness accounts say that Lavoy charged at officers forcing them to shoot him.
Mark McConnell, driver of one of the cars that Ammon Bundy rode in, released his eyewitness account of what happened. This version seems to contradict the claims of LaVoy’s daughter and several other witnesses:
***Update*** Shortly after 11 A.M. PST, the FBI and local authorities held a press conference in Burns, Oregon where they did not really have new information on the shooting last night just mainly identifying the individuals that were taken into custody and The deceased victim was identified as LaVoy Finicum, 55. Both FBI investigators and the Harney County Sheriff David Ward all echoed the same remarks saying they want this to end peacefully and without additional loss of life.
A small group of the remaining protesters are still dug in at the refuge saying the’re ready and willing to defend themselves. They have moved government vehicles to block the feds from getting to the refuge and have also dug defensive positions in the snow anticipating a confrontation with law enforcement.
With both sides drawing a line in the sand and one side already suffering a casualty, emotions remain high and all we can do is hope and pray there is no more bloodshed because if there is, we know who wins.Obama and his fellow globalist criminal enterprise.