"He died Jan. 26, 2016, when police shot and killed him as he and others traveled to the town of John Day for a meeting."
Here. I edited for you: He died after refusing to obey LEOs and repeatedly saying "just shoot me" before running a roadblock, almost hitting a federal agent while trying to go around a second roadblock, then refusing to keep his hands up and instead reaching into his coat pocket. Finnicum said many times that he'd rather die than go to prison."