BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The latest on an armed group that took over buildings at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon (all times local): 
 
 6:55 p.m. 
 
 Authorities say shots were fired during the arrest of members of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon for more than three weeks. 
 
 In a statement Tuesday, the FBI said one individual "who was a subject of a federal probable cause arrest is deceased." No other information about the deceased was immediately released. 
 
 The FBI said authorities arrested Ammon Bundy, 40, his brother Ryan Bundy, 43, Brian Cavalier, 44, Shawna Cox, 59, and Ryan Payne, 32, during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 395. Authorities said another person, Joseph Donald O'Shaughnessy, 45, was arrested in Burns. 
 
 Bundy's group, which has included people from as far away as Arizona and Michigan, seized the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 2 as part of a long-running dispute over public lands in the West. 
 
 Bundy is the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a high-profile 2014 standoff with the government over grazing rights. 
 
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 6:40 p.m. 
 
 A more than 50-mile stretch of highway in Oregon has been closed near where an armed group has been occupying a national wildlife refuge. 
 
 The Oregon Department of Transportation reported on its website that U.S. 395 was closed between the towns of Burns and John Day on Tuesday evening. The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/1UpuciO ) that there had been a meeting scheduled between some members of the group and local residents in John Day on Tuesday night. 
 
 Federal and state law enforcement did not immediately return calls seeking comment. 
 
 A group led by Ammon Bundy seized the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge south of Burns on Jan. 2 as part of a long-running dispute over public lands in the West. 
 
 Bundy is the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a high-profile 2014 standoff with the government over grazing rights. 

 (CNN) The weeks-long armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge headquarters in Oregon suffered two major blows when protest leader Ammon Bundy was arrested and another key figure was killed. 
 
 Bundy and several fellow occupiers were pulled over Tuesday on U.S. Highway 395, a law enforcement official said. According to The Oregonian , they were headed to the city of John Day, where they planned to participate in a community meeting set up by local residents. 
 
 Everyone obeyed orders to surrender except LaVoy Finicum and Ryan Bundy, Ammon Bundy's brother, the official told CNN. 
 
 Shots were fired, but it's unclear who fired first, the source said. Ryan Bundy was wounded, and Finicum died. 
 
 With their leader Ammon Bundy in police custody and their spokesman, Finicum, dead, it's unclear if the remaining occupiers will dig in their heels at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which they have occupied for 26 days -- or if their resolve will wane. 
 
 Occupiers: 'A patriot has fallen' 
 
 Finicum was one of the most outspoken occupiers who took over the refuge building near Burns on January 2 to protest federal land policies. 
 
 Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Seven people linked to an armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon were arrested in that state on Tuesday, police said. Five, including the occupiers' leader, Ammon Bundy (pictured), were arrested in a traffic stop on U.S. 395, police said. Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Also arrested in the traffic stop was Bundy's brother, Ryan Bundy (pictured). Police said shots were fired during the stop -- it was unclear who fired first -- and that Ryan Bundy was injured. One of the occupiers, LaVoy Finicum (not shown), died, police said. Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Brian Cavalier was one of the five people arrested in Tuesday's traffic stop on U.S. 395 in Oregon, police said. Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Shawna Cox was also among those arrested in Tuesday's traffic stop on U.S. 395 in Oregon, police said. Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Ryan Waylen Payne was one of the five people arrested in Tuesday's traffic stop on U.S. 395 in Oregon, police said. Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Joseph O'Shaughnessy was one of two people linked to the occupation who were arrested Tuesday in Burns, Oregon -- separate from the traffic stop, police said. Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Peter Santilli was one of two people linked to the occupation who were arrested Tuesday in Burns, Oregon -- separate from the traffic stop, police said. All seven people arrested in Oregon on Tuesday face a federal felony charge of conspiracy to impede officers of the United States from discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation or threats, police said. Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Oregon standoff mugshots Jon Eric Ritzheimer, 32, turned himself in to police in Peoria, Arizona, the FBI said. Ritzheimer has organized armed anti-Muslim rallies and had been in Oregon supporting the occupiers there. Hide Caption 8 of 8 
 
 Earlier this month, the father of 11 told CNN he doesn't want to die -- but would never go behind bars. 
 
 "I'm just not going to prison," Finicum said. "Look at the stars. There's no way I'm going to sit in a concrete cell where I can't see the stars and roll out my bedroll on the ground. That's just not going to happen. I want to be able to get up in the morning and throw my saddle on my horse and go check on my cows. It's OK. I've lived a good life. God's been gracious to me." 
 
 LaVoy Finicum took down what he claimed to be a government spy camera in Oregon on January 15. 
 
 News of Finicum's death quickly reached the protesters still holed up at the refuge building. 
 
 "It appears that America was fired upon by our government," the occupiers said on the Bundy Ranch Facebook page . "One of liberty's finest patriots is fallen. He will not go silent into eternity." 
 
 The occupiers also claimed Finicum had his hands in the air when he was shot. 
 
 Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore said Ammon Bundy called his wife, Lisa Bundy, from the back of a police car on Tuesday night and said Finicum was cooperating with police when he was shot, according to The Oregonian. 
 
 Fiore has been a vocal supporter of the Bundy family. 
 
 Fiore's account couldn't be independently corroborated. A representative from the Joint Information Command Center in Harney County said authorities had no comment on the claim that Finicum had his hands up. He said more information would be released Wednesday. 
 
 Bundy's father, controversial Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, said Finicum died supporting his beliefs. 
 
 "He was a wonderful man," he told CNN affiliate KTNV . "He was a student of the Constitution. He was interested in freedom, and I think he gave his life where he felt it was best." 
 
 The arrests 
 
 In all, police arrested eight people Tuesday linked to the wildlife refuge takeover: five in the traffic stop on Highway 395; two others in Burns; and one in Arizona. 
 
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 The five arrested at the traffic stop were Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Brian Cavalier, Shawna Cox and Ryan Waylen Payne. 
 
 The two arrested in Burns were Joseph Donald O'Shaughnessy and Peter Santilli. 
 
 And protester Jon Ritzheimer, who previously made headlines for leading an anti-Islam protest in Arizona, turned himself in to police in Peoria, Arizona, FBI spokesman Kurt Remus said. 
 
 All eight people arrested face a federal felony charge of conspiracy to impede officers of the United States from discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation or threats, the FBI and Oregon State Police said. 
 
 The occupation 
 
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 Ammon Bundy and others started out protesting the sentencing of Dwight Hammond and his son Steven, ranchers who were convicted of arson on federal lands in Oregon. 
 
 But a January 2 march supporting the Hammonds led to the armed occupation of the refuge, with protesters decrying what they call government overreach when it comes to federal lands. 
 
 Since then, the occupiers have turned the refuge into their own -- changing the sign in the front and tearing down a fence they claimed harmed the livelihood of a rancher. But that rancher told The Oregonian he didn't ask the occupiers to tear down the public fence -- in fact, he was upset by it. 
 
 Ammon Bundy has said that while the armed protesters don't want violence, they would be ready to defend themselves if necessary. 
 
 But with the leader arrested, it's not clear what will happen next. 
 
 On Tuesday night, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown stressed that the occupation at the refuge was not over. 
 
 "The situation in Harney County continues to be the subject of a federal investigation that is in progress," she said. "My highest priority is the safety of all Oregonians and their communities. I ask for patience as officials continue pursuit of a swift and peaceful resolution." 

 UPDATE: The occupation appears to be winding down 
 
 One militant is dead and seven are in custody after state and federal officials moved to arrest the leaders of the anti-government group behind the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Ammon Bundy and his followers seized the Harney County wildlife refuge on Jan. 2, insisting they wouldn't leave until two local ranchers were released from federal prison and other demands were met. 
 
 Here is a recap of Tuesday's developments: 
 
 12:58 a.m. Law enforcement officers set up roadblocks around the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge hours after one of the takeover's top spokesmen was killed and other leaders were arrested Tuesday on a highway out of town. 
 
 FBI officials told those still at the compound, about 30 miles southeast of Burns, that they were free to leave and should. By midnight, few people appeared to have taken up the offer and the lights were still on. 
 
 Gary Hunt, who traveled from California to support the occupation, said a few people had left. "The rest have decided they're going to hold their ground," he said. 
 
 11:26 p.m.: Robert "LaVoy" Finicum was a law-abiding man who encouraged his children to follow a righteous path, his daughter said. 
 
 "My dad knew he needed to stand up for what was right, to defend freedom," Arianna Finicum Brown said. "He was willing to die defending them." 
 
 Finicum, 55, was killed after the FBI and Oregon State Police moved to arrest several of the occupation's leaders as they drove from the wildlife refuge to a meeting in neighboring Grant County. 
 
 "He said he would be a hypocrite if he didn't stand up for what he believed in," she said. "He knew he could -- and did -- lose everything." 
 
 9:50 p.m.: The federal charges levied against Ammon Bundy and others who occupied a wildlife refuge near Burns have been used against animal rights activists and anti-war protesters. The charge, conspiracy to impede or injure an officer through the use of force, intimidation or threats, is a felony and carries a maximum six-year prison sentence and fines. 
 
 9:27 p.m.: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown appealed for calm after Tuesday's dramatic developments, which started with a traffic stop on U.S. 395 about 20 miles north of Burns. 
 
 "The situation in Harney County continues to be the subject of a federal investigation that is in progress," she said. "My highest priority is the safety of all Oregonians and their communities. I ask for patience as officials continue pursuit of a swift and peaceful resolution." 
 
 9:03 p.m.: Greg Bretzing, the FBI's special agent in charge, will hold a news conference Wednesday morning in Burns to go over Tuesday's developments. He will be joined by U.S. Attorney Bill Williams and Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward. 
 
 8:31 p.m.: Jon Ritzheimer, one of the Malheur refuge protesters, posted a video on Facebook saying goodbye to his two daughters and asking for donations. 
 
 "I came home to visit my family. The Feds know I am here and are asking me to turn myself in. I need an attorney so I can get back to my girls. Please help my family ... with legal fees. Thank you all in advance." 
 
 Ritzheimer surrendered to police in his home state of Arizona; it is unclear when he left Oregon. 
 
 Before arriving in Harney County, Ritzheimer, 32, was most widely known for the 2015 anti-Islam protests he organized in Phoenix, Arizona. The demonstrations attracted hundreds of people and the attention of the FBI. He sells anti-Islam T-shirts through his apparel company, Rogue Infidel. 
 
 8:22 p.m.: Though Harney County Chairman Steve Grasty said he was "deeply disappointed that this thing ended in bloodshed," he praised the arrest of Ammon Bundy as the right course. "I'm sorry he didn't go home early on." 
 
 8:13 p.m.: In his final radio address, Robert "LaVoy" Finicum said he could sense heightened activity from federal law enforcement. 
 
 "Definitely a lot of saber rousing going on around us,'' Finicum told Resistance Radio's blogtalk. "I do believe they're positioning themselves. There's definitely a hardening of their postures. They're bringing in more assets." 
 
 Finicum was providing an update on the wildlife refuge takeover by the Bundys and other armed anti-government protesters. "Everybody is alive and well,'' he said Monday, sounding upbeat as he thanked listeners for their prayers and support. The address offered a window into his thoughts one day before he was fatally shot during a confrontation with law enforcement. 
 
 8:12 p.m.: Robert "LaVoy" Finicium, who served as the face of the 25-day standoff, was killed during a confrontation with law enforcement, two sources told The Oregonian/OregonLive. Finicum, 55, of Cane Beds, Arizona, often led the daily news briefings at the wildlife refuge and served as Ammon Bundy's spokesman. 
 
 Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, a vocal supporter of the Bundy family, said that Ammon Bundy told his wife that Finicum was cooperating with police when he was shot three times. 
 
 But sources told The Oregonian/OregonLive that Finicum and Ryan Bundy disobeyed orders to surrender and resisted arrest. Authorities have not detailed what happened during the traffic stop. 
 
 Finicum and his wife, Jeanette, have 11 children, according to his blog One Cowboy's Stand for Freedom. The rancher told NBC News during the first week of the occupation that he'd rather die than be arrested. 
 
 His death came one day before his 56th birthday. 
 
 7:59 p.m.: The lockdown at St. Charles Health System in Bend is suspended after a spokeswoman said the hospital would not be receiving any patients from Harney County. 
 
 7:46 p.m.: The executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, whose members clashed with the wildlife refuge occupiers last weekend, said he was "saddened" to see the standoff end in violence. 
 
 "But the Bundys and their followers showed up armed to the teeth and took over lands that belong to all American people," Kieran Suckling said. "We hope and pray those remaining at the compound surrender peacefully and immediately. Here's hoping cooler heads now prevail in southeastern Oregon and we can return to a semblance of peace and civility." 
 
 7:45 p.m.: Self-styled journalist Peter Santilli was arrested on a felony charge of conspiracy to impede federal officers, the FBI said. He was taken into custody without incident in Burns at approximately 6:30 p.m. 
 
 Santilli, 50, of Cincinnati, had been live-streaming proceedings from Burns on YouTube earlier Tuesday evening. The video feed, hosted by an account named "Pete Santilli Show," kept streaming after his arrest. 
 
 "I think they're going to interrogate him for a while, and that's why they grabbed him," a man could be heard saying. 
 
 6:55 p.m.: The FBI and Oregon State Police confirm that an "enforcement action" was taken on U.S. 395 about 20 miles north of Burns to bring the occupiers of the Malheur wildlife refuge into custody. One person, who was not identified, was killed and another wounded. Those arrested include: 
 
 Ammon Edward Bundy, 40, of Emmett, Idaho 
 
 Ryan C. Bundy, 43, of Bunkerville, Nevada 
 
 Brian Cavalier, 44, of Bunkerville, Nevada 
 
 Shawna Cox, 59, Kanab, Utah 
 
 Ryan Waylen Payne, 32, of Anaconda, Montana 
 
 Joseph Donald O'Shaughnessy, 43, of Cottonwood, Arizona, was arrested separately by the Oregon State Police in Burns. 
 
 They all are facing a felony charge of conspiracy to impede federal officers. 
 
 6:50 p.m.: Ryan Bundy, 43, of Bunkerville, Nevada, sustained a minor gunshot wound and was taken into custody in a highway stop conducted by the FBI and Oregon State Police. 
 
 6:18 p.m. Lisa Goodman, a spokeswoman for St. Charles Health System in Bend, said an AirLink ambulance was dispatched to Burns. She couldn't confirm how many people it was sent to retrieve or whether Ammon Bundy is among them. 
 
 "It's on the ground there now," Goodman said. "We can't confirm it's Ammon Bundy. We don't know who it is." 
 
 The hospital is in lockdown until further notice. 
 
 6:13 p.m.: The Oregon Department of Transportation closed 41 miles of U.S. 395 between Burns and John Day after unconfirmed reports that Ammon Bundy was taken into custody. 
 
 5:46 p.m.: Two people have been shot and Ammon Bundy is in custody, according to a livestream report by Pete Santilli. The self-styled journalist is also repoting that the FBI has told protesters at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County that they are free to go and need to leave immediately. 
 
 Santilli said he was waiting outside a hospital in Burns to confirm the reports of the shootings. 
 
 Two men were down, possibly injured, he said. 
 
 The Oregonian/OregonLive could not independently confirm the reports 
 
 -- Robbie Olivas DiMesio 
 
 rdimesio@oregonian.com 
 
 503-294-4063 
 
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– The standoff by an anti-government group in Oregon has taken a violent turn: News reports say that one person is dead and group leader Ammon Bundy is in custody along with at least five of his supporters. It's not clear yet what happened, but CNN reports that police detained Bundy and others at a traffic stop. Gunfire reportedly broke out during the stop, though it's not known which side fired first. The AP reports that one person—apparently one of Bundy's supporters but not Bundy himself—is dead. Police closed off a 56-mile stretch of US 395 between the towns of Burns and John Day, reports the Oregonian. Bundy's group has been holed up in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge since Jan. 2 to protest federal land policies. Also unclear is whether others still at the refuge will try to stay there.