NEW DETAILS EMERGE ON LAVOY FINICUM KILLING FROM DOCUMENTS IN FBI AGENT CASE
"So the count for shell casings--I'll recap that Officer 1 the trooper shoots three times as the truck is approaching. Then there are two non trib shots as LaVoy Finicum gets out of his vehicle. One strikes the top of the truck--that's the bullet hole in the top of the truck--and then Officer 1 shoots LaVoy Finicum twice, and Officer 2 shoots him one for a total of eight rounds...."
Grand Jury testimony from Special Agent Russ Cunningham-DOJ Office of Inspector General in FBI Agent Astarita case January 26, 2017
The defense in the case of FBI Hostage Rescue team Special Agent W. Joseph Astarita has released government documents as they try to debunk the Oregon shooting investigation that points to Astarita taking two shots at LaVoy Finicum's truck as he went into the snow at a roadblock on January 26, 2016.
One document is the grand jury testimony of Special Agent Russ Cunningham, from the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General.
Cunningham revealed that two Oregon State Troopers fired at LaVoy Finicum when he was killed. There were three shots total with two from one trooper and one from the other.
"Officer 1 the trooper, he shoots him twice,, bang bang, and Officer 2 basically from the centerline down here shoots him once. He's offscreen so you don't see the trooper"
DOJ Office of Inspector General Special Agent Russ Cunningham grand jury testimony 1/26/2017 describing what is on video
A third trooper was opting to use a taser on Finicum when the other two opted to open fire according to Cunningham's testimony.
"The guy up in the woods line is Officer 3. He was going to hit him with a Taser, but as he turned and reached for his gun they decided to shoot him"
DOJ Office of Inspector General Special Agent Russ Cunningham grand jury testimony 1/26/2017 describing what is on video
Cunningham also explained to the grand jury the use of flash bang rounds designed to shatter windows on vehicles in connection with the other shots fired.
He also described the operation that killed Finicum as FBI led and intended to arrest people in the pickup truck.
Astarita's team of defense lawyers are trying to discredit the Oregon shooting team investigation to exonerate him.
FBI Special Agent Astarita is charged with three counts of perjury and two of obstruction of justice.
There are no charges against him for killing Finicum or injuring Ryan Bundy, who still has shrapnel inside him after being injured during the shooting, apparently from Astarita's gun.
There are no charges against him for killing Finicum or injuring Ryan Bundy, who still has shrapnel inside him after being injured during the shooting, apparently from Astarita's gun.
A pretrial hearing is set for May 21st in Portland with the trial set to start July 24th.
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