1
killed, Ammon Bundy, 4 others arrested in Oregon amid shots fired –
FBI
RT,
27
January, 2016
Ammon
Bundy, the leader of the armed group occupying a federal wildlife
refuge near Burns, Oregon, and four others have been arrested by law
enforcement amid gunfire, according to the FBI.
At
4:25 pm on Tuesday afternoon, the FBI and Oregon State Police “began
an enforcement action to bring into custody a number of individuals
associated with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge. During that arrest, there were shots fired," the Bureau
said in a statement.
The
FBI said one person who was “a subject of a federal probable cause
arrest is deceased.” He said they are not releasing any information
on the person “pending identification by the medical examiner’s
office.”
According
to KATU News, Bundy and the others were arrested near the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge. Shots were fired after FBI agents and
Oregon State Police made a traffic top.
KATU News
Les Zaitz
Pete Santilli reporting that Ammon Bundy is in custody and shots were fired. No police confirmation.
2:42 PM - 27 Jan 2016
Oregon
Live has reported that two people have been shot, citing a
“self-styled journalist” named Pete Santilli. Reports of shots
fired, injuries, and arrests have not yet been confirmed.
The
outlet also cited Santilli when reporting that the FBI has told the
protesters at the refuge to leave immediately.
However,
investigative reporter Les Zaitz, who was reportedly at the refuge,
cites a protester as stating that there is no police presence there.
At the refuge, no indication of trouble. One militant discounted report of arrests, said no one is leaving, no police there.
Images
posted on social media purport to show a Bundy militia supporter
being arrested by law enforcement.
Arun Gupta
A #bundymilitia supporter, Oathkeeper Joe O'Shaughnessy arrest in Burns for prob cause crim offense. State cops, FBI
According
to OPB News, Bundy and other protesters were scheduled to meet at the
John Day Senior Center in neighboring Grant County, but Bundy never
appeared.
Highways
near Burns have been shut down by the Oregon Department of
Transportation and the Harney District Hospital in Burns is also on
lockdown, OPB stated.
Bundy
and his band of protesters have been occupying the refuge for weeks
now. The group is protesting federal ownership of wide swathes of
land in the West and wants to see control of it returned to local and
state jurisdiction.
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