Siege in Waco - the Handling of the Branch Davidian Stand-off

by Edward S.G. Dennis Jr.

On February 28, 1993, the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) attempted to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian ranch at Mount Carmel, a property located nine miles (14 km) east-northeast of Waco, Texas. An exchange of gunfire resulted in the deaths of four agents and six Davidians. A subsequent 51-day siege by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ended on April 19 when fire destroyed the complex. Seventy-six people along with Davidian leader David Koresh, died in the fire. This has come to be known as the Waco Siege or the Waco Massacre.

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1996