The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Oregon State Police said tonight that the leaders of the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in western Oregon have been arrested.

One person was killed by gunfire and another was hospitalized. It’s not yet clear if there was an exchange of gunfire, or who shot first.

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Ammon Bundy, who led the militia that seized government buildings on the refuge on January 2, was among those detained.

Here’s the New York Times:

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Five other people, including Mr. Bundy’s brother Ryan Bundy, were arrested, the authorities said.

The Bundy brothers and four supporters were arrested during a traffic stop along Highway 235 around 4:25 p.m., officials said in a news release. Shots were fired during the arrests, and two people who were with the Bundys were struck. One of them died, and the other was arrested and taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Officials did not say who fired the shots, or if there was an exchange of gunfire.

Each of the defendants faces a felony charge of conspiracy to impede federal officers from discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation or threats. They remained in custody late Tuesday.

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