She is seeking $666,666,666,666.66 in damages.
This is Shawna Cox, a Utah resident and former member of the militia that took over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon.
Multnomah County Sheriff via AP
The militia took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns on Jan. 11 as part of an ongoing dispute over public land management in the West.
Top row from left are Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Brian Cavalier and Shawna Cox. Bottom row from left are Joseph Donald O'Shaughnessy, Ryan Payne, Jon Eric Ritzheimer and Peter Santilli.
(Multnomah County Sheriff's Office/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP)
The 40-day occupation ended on Feb. 11 after the four remaining militia members surrendered to law enforcement.
Cox was driving with Robert Finicum, another militia member, on Jan. 26 when he was shot by an Oregon State Police officer during a traffic stop.
The U.S. government later charged each of the arrested militia members with one felony count of conspiring to impede federal officers by threats, intimidation or force.
But now, Cox is pledging to hold the U.S. government to account for killing Finicum and, she claims, for attempting to kill her, according to her lawsuit filed on Wednesday.
LaVoy Finicum, center, speaks to reporters.
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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