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Cops who shot Finicum had seen him talking about resisting arrest

Reports released • The rebellious rancher had repeatedly declared he wouldn’t be “taken alive.”

LaVoy Finicum, a rancher from Arizona, who is part of the group occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge speaks with reporters during a news conference at the the refuge Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, near Burns, Ore. Law enforcement had yet to take any action Tuesday against the group numbering close to two dozen who are upset over federal land policy. Finicum said the group would examine the underlying land ownership transactions to begin to "unwind it," stating he was eager to leave Oregon. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)