The deadly Waco siege gripped the U.S. A documentary recounts the tale. On the 51st day of the standoff, 76 people died after the FBI pumped tear gas into the building and the structure burned to the ground.
On April 19, 1993, FBI agents tried a new tactic: breaking holes in the building with Army vehicles and pumping tear gas inside to compel the group members to leave peacefully. FBI spokesman Bob Ricks said at the time that negotiators had called Steve Schneider, Koresh’s second-in-command, that morning and notified him about the plan. Schneider slammed the phone in response, Ricks said.The gassing began about 6 a.m.
Wind pushed the flames through the complex quickly that day, and plumes of black smoke filled the air. Koresh, Schneider and some others had succumbed to gunshot wounds, either from themselves or from others, Dennis concluded. Those shots may have been part of a plan to prevent Koresh’s multiple “wives” from being taken away, he said, among other possibilities.Texas state officials had the site bulldozed two weeks after the siege’s deadly conclusion.
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