FBI agents under investigation for possible misconduct in LaVoy Finicum shooting

[alp227]

Source: The Oregonian

BEND – An FBI agent is suspected of lying about firing twice at Robert "LaVoy" Finicium and may have gotten help from four other FBI agents in covering up afterward, authorities revealed Tuesday.

The bullets didn't hit Finicum and didn't contribute to his death, but now all five unnamed agents, part of an elite national unit, are under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department. Inspector General Michael Horowitz is leading the independent inquiry.

The remarkable disclosure came as a team of local investigators released findings that two state troopers shot Finicium three times in the back during the chaotic scene at a police roadblock Jan. 26. One bullet pierced his heart, an autopsy showed.

A prosecutor ruled the fatal shooting was legally justified, saying state law allows use of deadly force when officers believe a person is about to seriously injure or kill someone. Finicum kept moving his hands toward a pocket that contained a loaded handgun. Although he was shot from behind, Finicum had a trooper in front of him armed with a Taser who was thought to be in danger.

Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/03/oregon_standoff_fbi_agents_und.html

[Kelvin Mace]

1. Way to screw up, fellahs

Ya killed a high profile white guy.

Now you will feed the conspiracy fever of thousands.

[giftedgirl77]

2. Meh. Probably shouldn't run around talking about not going down without

a fight, constantly waving around a firearm, & threatening to go down in a blaze of gunfire if you don't want ppl to have itchy fingers.

[Bonx]

5. Exactly. We don't even need to investigate this.

The FBI would never do something bad to good guys.

[NV Whino]

3. So, let me get this straight

FBI agents are being investigated for not hitting him?

[Shrike47]

4. No, they're being investigated about lying about whether one shot his gun at Finicum.

[NV Whino]

6. Okay

I'm still not sure what warrants an investigation. It was the state troupers who shot and killed LaVoy, and they were found to be within the law doing so.

I couldn't find any info on who or what the FBI shot at that would warrant them lying and being investigated.

[saturnsring]

7. this is just like the irs targeting t-party a**holes - the irs did nothing wrong but a full blown

"investigation" had to be done to satisfy the screaming party

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. As if there aren't already rampant conspiracy theories in RW, these agents have to muddy the water.

[L. Coyote]

9. #LaVoyGhazi

[JesterCS]

10. Supposedly there is new video on YouTube

From inside the suv. 10 hours ago uploaded