Law enforcement had arrest warrants stemming from their illegal occupation of the refuge. Thd traffic stop was to enforce those warrants. Most of those being arrested complied with police and were taken into custody without incident. Evidence hhf police were seeking only to arrest them. Finicum, who previously made clear he would not be taken alive, chose to make a motion of reaching for a gun just feet away from two law enforcement officers with their guns pointed directly at him.
He didn't want to be taken al8ve and he knew full well the consequences of reaching for a weapon at that moment.
He got what he wanted.
Suicide by cop.
that seems so fk'd up it isn't even funny. so let's take this to the road instead of a controlled environment. yeah that's what I want the authorities doing,,,,, not. Especially after a fkn month.