He jumped out of the truck because they were shooting rounds into it. Staying in there to get murdered would have been stupid.
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His passengers stayed in the truck and they are alive today.
Because they got busy murdering Lavoy. Had Lavoy stayed in the drivers seat the rounds would have continued to impact the truck and killed them too.
His passengers stayed in the truck and they are alive today.
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Alive, yes, and one of them was wounded by the mystifying2 shots. How many inches to the right or left would have been fatal?
Because Finicum jumped out of the truck to draw the fire. If you can find the time, read the accounts of those who stayed in the truck. If not for Finicum they would likely all have been killed.
That's not because they weren't trying to kill them. Finicum drew fire away from the passengers by exiting the vehicle.