Local and federal officials seeking to end a nearly month-long
protest at an Oregon wildlife refuge realized there was only one way to
bring the drama to a close: Arrest the leadership.
The details of Tuesday afternoon's operation
— provided to NBC News by a senior law enforcement official Wednesday —
ended with the arrest of brothers and occupation protest leaders Ammon
and Ryan Bundy, and the death of anti-government rancher LaVoy Finicum.
The decision was made to carry out the arrests
when the defiant leaders left the refuge Tuesday to attend a community
meeting in the town of John Day. The incident took place some 45 miles
north of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Highway 395.
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