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[137], Timothy McVeigh cited the Waco incident as a primary motivation[138] for the Oklahoma City bombing, his 19 April 1995 truck bomb attack that destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a U.S. government office complex in downtown Oklahoma City, and destroyed or damaged numerous other buildings in the vicinity. It happened around 11:40 p.m. on the 500 block of Austin Avenue, police confirmed to KWTX. Stone's report states that the Branch Davidians did not ambush the ATF and that they "apparently did not maximize the kill of ATF agents", explaining that they were rather "desperate religious fanatics expecting an apocalyptic ending, in which they were destined to die defending their sacred ground and destined to achieve salvation. ", "David came to give us a message and a hope," Koresh follower Sheila Martin said in 2017. Lab analysis found accelerants on the clothing of Branch Davidians, and investigators found deliberately punctured fuel cans and a homemade torch at the site. "He was kind of a village idiot," McLennan County, Texas, Sheriff Parnell McNamara tells PEOPLE. Several Branch Davidians made statements in the video. "Tanks, chemicals couldn't break resolve of cultists", Associated Press, Washington Times, April 23, 1993. Stuart H. Wright, Editor of, Darlene McCormick, "Sheriff says he did not curb probe,", Search Warrant W93-15M for the "residence of Vernon Wayne Howell, and others", signed by U.S. Judge or Magistrate Dennis G. Green, dated 25 February 1993 8:43pm at Waco, Texas. March 01, 2023 Feb. 28, 2023, marked 30 years since the beginning of the Waco siege, the confrontation at a Texas compound that killed around 80 members of the Branch Davidian religious. The report found, however, that certain government employees had failed to disclose during litigation against the Branch Davidians the use of pyrotechnic devices at the complex, and had obstructed the Special Counsel's investigation. The Special Counsel concluded that these actions amounted to indirect military assistance within the bounds of applicable law. Ill Bill recounts Koresh's story, portraying him in a positive light. The wall on the right rear side of the building collapses. Many were killed by smoke or carbon monoxide inhalation and other causes as fire engulfed the building. The FBI received contradictory reports on the possibility of Koresh's suicide and was not sure about whether he would commit suicide. The officer then fired one round at the woman, police said. WACO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A Texas woman armed with a bow was arrested Saturday morning after she shot an arrow at an officer, police said. [34] By 1992, most of the land belonging to the group had been sold except for a core 77 acres (31ha). denied (2004). This video also included a message from Koresh. Waco biker shootout caught on camera | CNN "They wanted scapegoats to blame for this incident," he says. The ATF made a claim that Koresh was possibly operating a methamphetamine lab, to establish a drug nexus and obtain military assets under the war on drugs. Several of the surviving Branch Davidians, as well as more than a hundred family members of those who had died or were injured in the confrontation, brought civil suits against the United States government, numerous federal officials, the former governor of Texas Ann Richards, and members of the Texas Army National Guard.