Rapidly driving away from the initial stop, then instantly jumping out of the truck when it hit the snow bank and running several steps from it was an indication that he didn't want to be arrested, and his reaching for the gun in his pocket showed that he was willing to use violence to prevent it if he could. It wasn't some misunderstanding about his intentions.
Adam Silverman:
I'm sorry he was so determined to get killed. I'm glad no one else was hurt, and that they had clear video of what happened.
Cheers,
Scott.
Adam Silverman:
Updated: I Just went back and rewatched the video of the shooting. Its very clear. There was an agent just on the left side of the road block but moving towards the snow back along the road. When he swerved to avoid the spike strip and then plowed the car into the snowbank on the side of the road the vehicle was driving straight at the agent. The agent had to dive to his right to avoid being hit and just barely got out of the way. At this point one of the state troopers was back towards the tree line on the vehicles left. Finicum dismounted the vehicle, clearly heard the officer back towards the right rear of the vehicle shout commands at him because he swung in an arc to his to face him with his arms out akimbo and then reached across his body inside the left side of his coat. At this point he circles again, clearly in response to the presence of the second trooper who had come up from the tree line, his arms again akimbo in the pivot and then his right arm reaching across his body inside the left side of his coat. It appears he reached inside his coat at least four times. He then seems to freeze for a second, and then quickly turns back to the second officer closer to the tree line, reached inside his coat again, and then he was shot.
I'm sorry he was so determined to get killed. I'm glad no one else was hurt, and that they had clear video of what happened.
Cheers,
Scott.