but instead it ended in the shooting death of robert lavoy finnicum. a takedown that left the leaders of his group handcuffed on the ground. tonight the scene has turned into a rallying cry for the armed occupiers at a remote wildlife refuge here who took they're calling lavoy a hero in the patriot movement. his picture now spreading online. wrongfully taken out, they say, by overly aggressive law enforcement. >> i believe lavoy finnicum was murdered. >> reporter: the fbi and local police won't explain how it all happened or even name finnicum as the man killed by police gunfire. >> i'm disappointed that a traffic stop yesterday, it was supposed to bring peaceful resolution to this -- ended badly. >> reporter: but one alleged eyewitness says he was just walking with his hands in the air. >> he's like, just shoot me, then, just shoot me! and they did, they shot him dead. >> reporter: in an audio interview posted to youtube, victoria sharp, seen here in this video shot by abc news earlier this month at the refuge, says she was in the car with finnicum wh

. >> i believe lavoy finnicum was murdered. >> reporter: the fbi and local police won't explain how it all happened or even name finnicum as the man killed by police >> i'm disappointed that a traffic stop yesterday, it was supposed to bring peaceful resolution to this -- ended badly.eporter: but one alleged eyewitness says he was just walking with his hands in the air. >> he's like, just shoot me, then, just shoot me! and they did, they shot >> reporter: in an audio interview posted to youtube, victoria sharp, seen here in this video shot by abc news earlier this month at the n the car with finnicum when it went down. >> he was just walking. then after he was down on the ground, shot him three more times. like so much about the bizarre occupation, the story is not so lleged witness said finnicum was not executed -- enforcement. he was not on his knees, none of that nonsense. that was a miscommu one of the occupiers, pete santilly, live streamed his approach to the fbi had been fired. >> if they've taken o custody, it's time for -- there's women and children up there, okay? there's wom

lavoy finnicum was, murdered cold blooded murdererd they shot him with his hands up they literally murdered him." the words of cliven bundy... after the group of armed protestors in oregon get into a shootout with the fbi... one man is dead... 8 are arrested... we'll have a live report on what happened and where things stand now. a local teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a special needs students. the disturbing details revealed in a police report... why she's not behind bars... and why she's still being paid by the school district. 35,000 pets a year depend on the animal foundation... and the foundation needs help... we'll tell you about big changes coming to the program. good morning i'm dave hall. and i'm maria silva. welcome to fox5 news this morning. first - cassandra jones joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. we can expect a nice warm- up for us over the next few days with 61 degrees today, then mid to upper 60s for thursday through saturday. we'll see changes as soon as saturday with southwest exp

cliven tells fox 5 family friend 'lavoy finnicum was shot and killed by authorities.. both ryan and remain in custody tonight... they are being charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers. three other people were also arested and are facing that same charge... cliven bundy says his sons are good people fighting for all americans... and says what happenned today was wrong. my son had been shot in the arm and lavoy finnicum was, murdered cold blooded murdererd they shot him with his hands up they literally murdered him cliven bundy says their friend ryan payne was also shot and was in the hospital... but he wasn't sure about his current condition. the bundy family ranch released a statement saying - patriots were attacked on a remote road for supporting the constitution... one was killed... who are the terrorits.... we spoke to the group battleborn progress... last week they asked the d-o-j to step in and arrest the bundy's... tonight they are thanking autorities for intervening... live in the newsroom... cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas. nevada assembly

the chance of violtho providing details agent say something went wrong leading to the shooting of finnicum. ryan bundy was also shot and wounded during the arrest. oregon governor and other members of the community are calling on authorities to put an end to the standoff. >> this has been tearing our community apart. this can't happen anymore. this can't happen in america and it can't happen in harney county. >> reporter: here are the mug shots of the eight protestors arrested. the bundsy brothers were t members have been calling for the release of two oregon ranchers convicted of lighting fires on government land. >> the bundy patriarch years ago over a federal grazing rights issue. he had been battling the feds over grazing fees for 20 years before the standoff. the government says bundy owes millions in fees and they have started rondzing up cattle from federal land when the bundies and their supporters started protesting standing their ground. just so you know bundy still owes more than $1 million in grazing fees. antonio picks up the story from here. >> reporter: it'll never come to a

he says their friend and fellow rancher 'lavoy finnicum' was shot and killed. we can confirm three shots were fired by authorities... one of them hit ryan bundy in the arm... ammon bundy was also arrested... us his sons are in custody tonight.. the bundy's were arrested along with three other people... cliven says his sons were on their way to another town to talk with people about their efforts when they were stopped by the f-b-i and harney county sheriffs deputies... according to lisa bundy... ammon's wife... her husband was put in the back of an f-b-i police car... and he watched his friend lavoy finicum put his hands up and be shot... my son had been shot in the arm and lavoy finnicum was, murdered cold blooded murdererd they shot him with his hands up they literally murdered him cliven bundy says theyre friend ryan payne was also shot and is in the hospital... we also spoke with nevada assembly woman michelle fiore hear what she has to say coming up tonight at 1030... live in the newroom... cyndi lundeberg fox 5 the group battle born progress petitioned th

cliven says they plan to continue they will not let lavoy finnicum die in vain. cliven also told me that his whole family is on a nofly list because of the government..so he couldntfly to oregon even if he wanted.as of right now the family says they have no plans to go. ordered ammon bundy and six others to remain in jail until at least friday. u-s magistrate judge stacie beckerman said they are a danger to the community and, with no ties to oregon, flight risks. beckerman set a detention hearing for friday, giving the defendants a chance to argue for their release pending trial. also late this afternoon .. from jail .. ammon bundy asks the holdouts to go home. a directive of the month.... that prohibits v-a doctors from medical marijuana as a form of treatment of veterans. nevada congresswoman dina titus... is among a bi- partisan group of legislators urging the department of veterans affairs to change the policy. they argue the option should be available - in marijuana has been legalized. nevada congressman joe heck also signed the letter - requesting the chang

cyndi- cliven buundy tells me hs spent his day in arizona consoling the family of lavoy finnicum he calls lavoy a good friend a great father and a great american he says what happened to him was nothing short of cold blooded murder bb- he left with his hands in the air he was pleading do not shoot we have women in the car the bundy family describes what they say were the last moments of lavoy cb lavoy was only exercising his first amendment rights he was no threat to anybody cliven bundy says he has not spoken with his sons ryan and ammon since their arrest tuesday night but has spoken to the people they were with. cb they killed this man shot him like three times he got on the ground then they shot him lik 3-4 more times what kind of human with a dead man there you what kind of person does this? thats the person we are fed up with the cattle rancher tells fox 5 he believes authorities wanted to kill more people including his sons cliven bundy employs a personal bodyguard 24-7 to be a witness in case anything were to happen to him... cb: were tired of it were very tired of it and we arent

cyndi- cliven buundy tells me hs spent his day in arizona consoling the family of lavoy finnicum he calls lavoy a good friend a great father and a great american he says what happened short of cold blooded murder bb- he left with his hands in the air he was pleading do not shoot we have women in the car the bundy family describes what they say were the last moments of lavoy finnicums life... cb lavoy was only exercising his first amendment rights he was no threat to anybody cliven bundy says he has not spoken with his sons ryan and ammon since their arrest tuesday night but has spoken to the people they were with. cb they killed this man shot him like three times he got on the ground then they shot him lik 3-4 more times what kind of human with a dead man there you what kind of person does this? thats the person we are fed up with the cattle rancher tells fox 5 he wanted to kill more people including his sons cliven bundy employs a personal bodyguard 24-7 to be a witness in case anything were to happen to him... cb: were tired of it were very tired of it and we arent going to put up with

at this time, fbi, shot finnicum. >> desired to show use of force was justified. >> we can what we could to bring that to a conclusion. >> the fbi is still work to bring this to a peaceful conclusion at the mallheur refuge. >> that is the talk of the town in burns, oregon today. some will hold fast to their belief this was nothing short of murder, but releasing the video, still not enough. >> everybody i've talked to says the video is unclear, a number of things could have taken place. and there's no way to justify whether or not he was actually a threat to those officers. >> now it's important to say that the investigation into that so-called officer-involved shooting is ongoing, conducted in the neighboring county here. and so we may get more evidences as the days and weeks progress. john. >> all right katherine, thank you. >>> coming up next on this show, environmental results of the worst natural gas leak in history. and forces, more boots on the ground to fight i.s.i.l. we can and as transparent >> we're learning more about the methane gas leak that has been spewing into the air nea

cliven says they plan to continue fighting and says they will not let lavoy finnicum die in vain. cliven also told me that his whole family is on a nofly list because of the government..so he couldntfly to oregon even if he wanted.as of right now the family says they have no plans to go. cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas the bundys say the militia was told to leave the oregon refuge today but refused. cliven bundy ended fox 5s conversation with him today by saying he and his family will never stop fighting for freedom. the man polcie say was waving a handgun in the air and pointing it at tourists on the strip was brought into court for the morning... humming as you can see, police had 20-year old kahleal black restrained in a special chair .. along with what's known as a spit- hood. black is facing an assault with a deadly weapon charge. this happened friday night in front of the bellagio fountains. a metro officer shot toward black .. missing him twice .. injuring a child before taking black into custody. we spoke to black's brother after court... dymond black / suspect'

militia member lavoy finnicum was killed. last night, a group of people attended a vigil for finnicum. some who attended are angry, saying swat agents killed him in cold blood. someone be held accountable for his death. here at home... the bundy family says they're concerned about ryan bundy's health. ryan was shot in the shoulder during tuesday night's arrest. the bundy's are worried he isn't getting the medical attention he needs. fox5's cyndi lundeberg spoke with the family at their ranch in bunkerville. <

cliven says they plan to continue they will not let lavoy finnicum die in vain. and another one is in the hospital with life threateneing injuries - after a suspected case of drunk driving. fox 5's abby theodros joins us live from rainbow and spring mountain where a violent crash shut down a busy intersection for hours this morning. see the police markings showing where the at fault driver blasted through this intersection on a red light and ultimately killing another driver. collision is investigated separately shoot someone thhen you drive away at high speed and end somewhere else, its still investigated as shooting and high speed crash (separate) "devastating, devastating to see how close the vehicle was to the pumps, to find out there was a lady who passed away from the accident " the identity of the deceased woman hasn't been police have told 43 years old. police are still investigating and fatality this year intersection... for more than six hours... during the morning commute. a nevada lawmaker... off the hook for a d- u-i conviction. coming up - why a a c

and militia spokesman lavoy finnicum was shot and killed happen. we all make choices in life. sometimes our choices go bad." no details about the deadly shooting are being released... but witnesses are giving conflicting accounts. cliven bundy, rancher: "lavoy finicum, they have murdered him.. he had his hands in the air, and they shot him." (butted with) mark mcconnell, eyewitness: "he charged at the law enforcement // he was not on his knees // that was a miscommunication" a full investigation of the shooting is underway. time now is x:xx- let's get back closer to home. it's a gorgeous day to be sky, and temperatures are in the 60's! let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield and 'weather first.' now our team covrage continues with action news reporter mahsa saeidi. she's live in front of mabel hoggard elementary...near she's live in front of mabel hoggard and m-l-k. evacuated...as part of that what's going on over there? pause for animation a big republican debate is set and the one person who won't everyone is talking about. that person of course is g-o-p frontrunner d

." >>> this is the fatal confrontation between the police say robert finnicum reached nto his pocket where they say he had a loaded gun and they shot and killed him. >>> no signs of gunshots or stab wounds on the colorado woman who was found dead in austria. officials hope toxicology tests might reveal more. >>> details why a colorado springs police sergeant is behind bars. he was helping another officer with another arrest when the suspect started fighting back. according to arrest documents, he kicked the suspect while he was handcuffs and draged him by his leg chains into the car before punching him. >>> big changes in store for the troubbed denver sheriff's department. split into two separate operations, operations and administration. >>> for the first time since they pulled three boys from a parker pond the rescuers are talking. >> i believe that i did everything that i could have, but you'll always kind of think back and wish you could have done more. >> that is parkee police officer trey barnonzi, the first one there, pulling cole robinson to safety. the other two were already

he's been identified as "lavoy finnicum".. who has been one of the most outspoken protesters.ammon bundy and seven others are now behind bars.it's not clear how many protesters are still occupying the wildlife refuge.the group seized the refuge january second.. to protest the federal convictions of two ranchers. 3 3 covering our counties--a henderson county couple will not go to jail after a toddler was accidentally shot and killed in their home. home.heather and james stepp pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge. they were each given 45 days in jail, which was suspended. they will also serve a year of fine.back in october.. two year old abagail newman was staying at the stepp's home.. when she was accidentally shot by a loaded shotgun that was left on a table.prosecutors say the case is a horrible tragedy... and they hoped for a quick resolution so everyone could move on. 3 this morning, all of our upstate school districts are now back on regular schedule. schedule.now some parents in greenville county say they need a

he's been identified as "lavoy finnicum".. who has been one of the most outspoken protesters.ammon bundy and bars.it's not clear how many protesters are still occupying the wildlife refuge.the group seized the refuge january second.. to protest the federal convictions of two ranchers. 3 3 covering our counties--a henderson county couple will not go to jail after a toddler was accidentally shot and killed in their home. home.heather and james stepp pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge. they were each given 45 days in jail, which was suspended. they will also serve a year of probation and pay a fine. fine.back in october.. two year old abagail newman was staying at the stepp's home.. when she was accidentally shot by a loaded shotgun that was left on a table.prosecutors say the case is a horrible tragedy... and they hoped for a quick resolution so everyone could move on. 3 this morning, all of our upstate school districts are now back on regular schedule. schedule.now some parents in greenville county say they need a b

. >> reporter: lavoy finnicum was killed in the spokesman for the protesters. according to cliven bundy who spoke to a radio station following. ? in an interview recorded on monday, finnicum described a change how were approaching the 25-day occupation. >> they had become more hardened and when they stepped out of their vehicles, now they are stepping out with their orter: last night heavily armed officers stood guard outside of a hospital believed to the armed protest was arrested on tuesday of felony charges of imbeading officers. >> this is the constitution.e are up here for, the constitution. >> reporter: on january 2nd, bundy and his armed followerse wildlife refuge malheur and they claim the government is forcing heir land. >> why are you armed? >> we are serious about being here. we are serious about defending our rights and we are serious about gettingstraightened out. >> reporter: just days ago, the oregon governor kate brown stepped up to end the the situation is absolutely intolerable and it must be resolvedorter: now it's still not clear how many pe