He was actually shot by OSP, but the whole thing was a shit show. Poorly organized stop by FBI, followed by him driving off, while driving away FBI agents fired on the truck, and that set up the run in with OSP. OSP could have helped by not setting up their roadblock on a bend in the road.
Then the FBI agent that shot at the first stop, picked up his brass and denied he fired any rounds, and his associates lied in their statements. The rounds fired at the first stop were not justifiable at all by any current legal standard.
Finicum had made plenty of statements that he was going down with a fight and the FBI was all too eager to give that to him. This was like Waco where you have a whacked out religious leader preaching to his followers about the apocalypse and the ATF played right into it.
These agencies are like a tool box that only has a hammer. To them every problem looks like a nail.
He was actually shot by OSP, but the whole thing was a shit show. Poorly organized stop by FBI, followed by him driving off, while driving away FBI agents fired on the truck, and that set up the run in with OSP. OSP could have helped by not setting up their roadblock on a bend in the road.
Then the FBI agent that shot at the first stop, picked up his brass and denied he fired any rounds, and his associates lied in their statements. The rounds fired at the first stop were not justifiable at all by any current legal standard.
Finicum had made plenty of statements that he was going down with a fight and the FBI was all too eager to give that to him. This was like Waco where you have a whacked out religious leader preaching to his followers about the apocalypse and the ATF played right into it.
These agencies are like a tool box that only has a hammer. To them every problem looks like a nail.
Feds also wanted revenge for the battle of bunkervile.