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(CNN) -
An investigation into the shooting death of Oregon protester LaVoy Finicum found that the shots officers fired were justified, "and, in fact, necessary," Malheur County District Attorney Dan Norris said in a news conference Tuesday.
[Original story published at 11:41 p.m. ET]
The final moments of LaVoy Finicum are expected to be revisited Tuesday when Oregon authorities give an update on the investigation into his shooting death. Finicum was the lone armed occupier of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to die at law enforcement's hands in the 41-day standoff.
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson and Malheur County District Attorney Dan Morris are set to hold a joint news conference Tuesday in Bend, Oregon, on the January 26 shooting of Finicum, the sheriff's office said.
The occupation of part of the federal wildlife refuge ended peacefully February 11 when the last four occupiers surrendered to authorities. They'd once been among a larger group who took over the refuge's headquarters in a defiant protest of federal land policies. They decried the arson convictions of father-and-son ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond (though the Hammonds insisted they didn't want help from the occupiers, led by Ammon Bundy.)
For weeks, authorities positioned themselves outside a Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building near Burns -- not charging in to get the occupiers but not giving them a free pass to stay or easily leave either.
Some of the occupiers insisted that they planned to stay as long as it took and that they were prepared to die.
Finicum was the only one who did.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
(CNN) -
The investigation into the death of LaVoy Finicum, killed during the occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January, shows that the three fatal shots fired by Oregon State Police were justified "and, in fact, necessary," Malheur County District Attorney Dan Norris said Tuesday.
originally posted by: bandersnatch
a reply to: Xcathdra
Your post does nothing to invalidate mine so there.....
originally posted by: Informer1958
a reply to: Xcathdra
We already knew the outcome of their investigation before the investigation started.
originally posted by: Informer1958
a reply to: Xcathdra
We already knew the outcome of their investigation before the investigation started.
It's like asking bank robbers to investigate themselves and summit a report.
originally posted by: chiefsmom
And if true, this information sure doesn't make the findings look legit.
FBI Under investigation thread