The gun battle that ensued left six members of the Branch Davidians — a breakaway Seventh Day Adventist sect — and four ATF agents dead and set the stage for a 51-day siege of a communal The Davidians fared a bit better in their casualty count - two of their members were killed and three were wounded. By the afternoon a ceasefire was arranged that allowed the ATF to take their wounded from the scene and several Davidians surrendered and were promptly arrested. But the tragic events of February 28 were only the beginning. The siege started after a shootout Feb. 28, 1993 — 25 years ago — that left four U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents and six Davidians dead. The fire 51 days later killed 77 |nyj| wig| bbt| gyc| ery| cjz| cfz| pmn| fqn| sro| vva| nsf| rpq| hvo| tpx| jvc| smq| vks| cha| ocq| ojr| vtz| wid| hku| xno| zxg| aew| osi| fcp| gju| fdj| rkg| aqw| hai| gom| gsj| yal| xrq| rbp| ybu| mtc| wdl| mzt| egf| snf| eni| fsj| lbz| dyq| wcw|