Oregon Town Calm After Protests Over Arrests, Killing of Occupiers

The town of Burns, Oregon, was calm Sunday after dozens of people protested the killing of a man who was part of the nearly month-long occupation of a wildlife refuge, NBC News reported.

Saturday’s protest came after a “call to action” by the Pacific Patriots Network, a group that says it coordinate “community resources to protect life, liberty, property and the environment.”

The network posted a statement on Friday, condemning the arrest of one of the occupiers as well as the killing of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, the occupiers’ de-facto spokesman.

Four people remain at the refuge, despite Ammon Bundy’s calls to “stand down.”

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