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One Killed, Others Arrested After Confrontation In Oregon

Published January 27, 2016 at 1:06 PM EST
Law enforcement personnel monitor an intersection of closed Highway 395 in Burns, Oregon on January 26, 2016, during a standoff pitting an anti-government militia against the US authorities. One person died in an armed clash with police as they arrested the leaders of a group laying siege to an American wildlife refuge, the FBI said January 26. (ROB KERR/AFP/Getty Images)
Law enforcement personnel monitor an intersection of closed Highway 395 in Burns, Oregon on January 26, 2016, during a standoff pitting an anti-government militia against the US authorities. One person died in an armed clash with police as they arrested the leaders of a group laying siege to an American wildlife refuge, the FBI said January 26. (ROB KERR/AFP/Getty Images)

The ongoing standoff in Oregon over rural lands and federal land use led to a confrontation between the militants and Oregon State Police Tuesday, resulting in one death and a total of eight arrests. Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Amelia Templeton about the latest developments there.

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