Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, 54, was killed Jan. 26 as law enforcement officers tried to arrest him along with other key figures in the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

The investigation found that the shots fired by Oregon State Police were justified and necessary. Eight shots were fired, six by the Oregon State Police. Two shots were fired be an FBI agent.

On Tuesday, officials announced the results of their investigation. The Oregonian/ OregonLive has full coverage:

Watch the live coverage of the LaVoy Finicum shooting investigation news conference in Bend

You have questions about the LaVoy Finicum shooting, we have answers: Reporter Les Zaitz answers reader questions submitted via Twitter.

FBI agents are under investigation for possible misconduct in LaVoy Finicum shooting: An FBI agent is suspected of lying about firing twice at Finicum and may have gotten help from four other FBI agents in covering up later, authorities revealed Tuesday.

The bullets didn't hit Finicum and didn't contribute to his death, but now all five unnamed agents, part of an elite national unit, are under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department. Inspector General Michael Horowitz is leading the independent inquiry.

Investigation of FBI agents involved in LaVoy Finicum shooting shocks justice community: Tuesday's announcement that a member of the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team allegedly failed to disclose two gunshots fired at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum seemed inconceivable to former FBI agents and criminal justice experts.

LaVoy Finicum's widow disputes police findings, says husband's shooting was 'assassination': The widow of Robert LaVoy Finicum said police presented only "selective evidence" in the Arizona rancher's shooting death, and that the family will seek justice in court. "I can hardly believe that a team of qualified law officers could look at the facts in this case and say that no criminal laws were violated," she said in a prepared statement.

LaVoy Finicum supporters unpersuaded by official account of shooting: It came as no surprise to supporters of the occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge that law enforcement officials determined that his fatal shooting by Oregon State Police troopers was justified.

In the words of the Twitter feed maintained by the family of patriot movement icon and Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy: "Government terrorists have investigated themselves and found that they did nothing wrong."

LaVoy Finicum shooting: Takeaways from the news conference in BendThe two biggest takeaways: Oregon State Police troopers were justified in firing on and killing Finicum, and police and sheriff's deputies still don't know exactly who's responsible for two stray shots linked to the FBI during the confrontation.

LaVoy Finicum shooting focuses on deadly force laws: The state law on police use of deadly force follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Graham v. Connor. In it, the court said a justified shooting should be based on whether officers' actions are "objectively reasonable" under the circumstances confronting them without regard to underlying intent or motivation.

Identities of cops who shot LaVoy Finicum should be released "in due course," Gov. Kate Brown said: A bill, House Bill 4087, would have let a judge shield the names of police officers for 90 days if officers face credible and imminent threats to their lives. It passed the House 55-3 but didn't make it out of the Senate before the Legislature adjourned last week.

Reaction to the investigation of the shooting of LaVoy Finicum: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Ron Wyden said the questions raised by the investigation regarding the conduct of the FBI are troubling and require answers.

And, finally, how we got here: