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Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco

U.S. Department of Justice

Where this source supports the record

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  1. Political unrest · 28 February–19 April 1993

    The Waco Siege

    Mount Carmel Center siege site · United States

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    Why editors use it here

    Official FBI-stage account of negotiation, tactics, gas plan, fire, and deaths.

    1. Quick read

      On 28 February 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms attempted to serve search and arrest warrants at the Branch Davidian Mount Carmel Center near Waco.

      Reviewed 26 July 2026
    2. Trigger and conditions

      ATF vehicles arrived during Sunday Bible study.

      Reviewed 26 July 2026
    3. Uncertainty

      The established overall deaths are four ATF agents and eighty-two Davidians across raid and fire, although totals vary when unborn children are counted.

      Reviewed 26 July 2026
    4. Why it matters

      Waco resists a simple villain narrative.

      Reviewed 26 July 2026