Enhanced and Zoomed Video: Death of LaVoy Finicum, Look CLOSELY at His Right Hand

With the release of the police footage of LaVoy Finicum’s death, there seems to be even more unanswered questions now than ever. Watching the original video several dozen times, it is still hard to make out exactly what happened in those final moments before the rancher was fatally shot down by FBI agents. But with this enhanced and zoomed video, you can begin to make out details that before went un-noticed.

So let’s break it down with screenshots, and then finally you can watch the video for yourself and see what you think.

At the beginning of the footage, from :01-:05 of the video, you can CLEARLY see that Finicum had both of his hands in the air as he is flanked by the front and rear by law enforcement.

But then at mark :05, both arms suddenly drop.

Now this is where people will dispute what Finicum was doing. Look very closely at minute mark :08. As both arms are down for a brief second, some will argue that he was reaching down with his right hand for a gun in the left pocket of his jacket. Others who claim Finicum’s innocence, will say that the rancher was simply clutching his chest out of reaction of being shot by the agent on the right side of the screen. From his posture however, it appears as though he is slightly lurched forward with knees bent, which would go along with the theory that he was reacting to being shot.

Then he circles to the left, where he is then shot several more times by the agent on the left, before collapsing to the ground.

Now watch for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29BpNH6QFJk

What do you think?