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The number of ATF wounded increased, and an agent was killed by gunfire from the compound as agents were firing at a Branch Davidian perched on top of the water tower. The exchange of fire continued, but 45 minutes into the raid the gunfire began to slow down as agents began to run low on ammunition.
One ATF agent, Eric Evers, reportedly identified Fagan out a suspect lineup as someone who shot at ATF agents on 28 February 1993. [21] However, a Texas Ranger in January 1994 gave Fagan's attorney evidence – the photograph of Fagan used in the lineup which had a note on its back saying Evers was unsure if Fagan was the culprit – to doubt ...
Over the course of 51 days, from Feb. 28 to April 19, 1993, various U.S. federal government agencies were in a tragic and violent standoff with the religious group, Branch Davidians led by cult ...
Thirty years ago, a 51-day confrontation between law enforcement and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians ended in a catastrophic fire. Clémence Michallon reports
The stalemate lasted 51 days, starting with the deaths of four ATF agents and six members of the religious sect in an exchange of gunfire on Feb. 28, 1993 and coming to a head on April 19 when the ...
The New Mount Carmel Center was a large group of buildings used by the Branch Davidian religious group located near Axtell, Texas, 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Waco.The Branch Davidians were established by Benjamin Roden in 1959 as a breakaway sect from Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, and was later led by David Koresh starting in the 1980s.
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