In the video it’s clear that when Finicum said “you’ll have to shoot me” he knew he was talking to law enforcement.
Still trying to justify the murder, still trying.
The first shots were fired and more around the time he made that statement about “you’ll have to shoot me”.
The flashbangs were going off and a laser targeted Ryan Payne in the eyes as LaVoy was conversing with armed men who refused to identify themselves.
Based on the statements in the Shawna Cox lawsuit, it looked like they were already ready to kill when LaVoy spoke.
It looks like an ambush based on the statements of someone who was there, Shawna Cox.