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The Next Standing Rock? Man Killed In Police Shootout Fired At Natural Gas Pipeline Under Construction In Florida

Law enforcement in Florida shot and killed an unidentified suspect who fired a high-powered rifle at a controversial natural gas pipeline and exchanged gunfire with sheriff's deputies and state troopers after a vehicle chase on Sunday, authorities said. The shooting came less than a week after protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline near North Dakota's Standing Rock Indian Reservation came to an end.

The Standing Rock protests, which generated international headlines and led to months of political and legal maneuvering, ended when law enforcement cleared the protesters' encampment and arrested dozens of people last Thursday. But as the violent encounter in Florida on Sunday shows, the contentious battles over pipelines in the U.S. could continue long after the Dakota Access Pipeline is completed.  

http://www.ibtimes.com/next-standing-rock-man-killed-police-shootout-fired-natural-gas-pipeline-under-2498394

 

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