Investigation into death of Oregon standoff spokesman LaVoy Finicum expected to take 4 to 6 weeks

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on February 02, 2016 at 1:58 PM, updated February 02, 2016 at 2:58 PM

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Investigators said Tuesday they will release no information on the shooting death of Oregon standoff spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum until their work is complete – probably not for another four to six weeks.

The FBI have confirmed that Oregon State Police troopers shot Finicum a week ago at a roadblock along U.S. 395 about 20 miles north of Burns while he and other key figures in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were traveling to another county for a community meeting.

Finicum reached at least twice toward a jacket pocket that later was found to contain a 9mm handgun, the FBI said in a statement last week. The agency released aerial video of the shooting, but the grainy long-distance images and lack of audio have fueled debate about what it shows.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation into the shooting with help from Bend and Redmond police and state police stationed in Deschutes County.

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"This is an on-going investigation and in order to maintain its integrity, no further information will be released until a thorough investigation and review is completed by Malheur County District Attorney, Dan Norris," Deschutes County Sheriff L. Shane Nelson said in a statement.

Norris said in a news release: "All pertinent reports will be released to the public when the investigation is complete."

That could take "at least four to six weeks," the officials indicated.

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