Waco siege

Waco siege, February 28 to April 19, 1993 A federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, left four ATF agents and six Davidians dead and began a 51-day standoff with David Koresh's followers. It ended when the compound burned after the FBI sent in tear gas, and 76 Davidians, Koresh and children among them, died. Justice Department reports concluded the Davidians started the fire, a finding some survivors still dispute, and anger over the siege drove the Oklahoma City bombing on the second anniversary of its end.