1992 Ruby Ridge Siege

The siege of ruby ridge begins on august 21 1992 six heavily armed camouflaged u s.

1992 ruby ridge siege. Ruby ridge location of an incident in august 1992 in which fbi agents and u s. A surveillance photo of the weavers with guns on the property in ruby ridge 1992. Marshals engaged in an 11 day standoff with self proclaimed white separatist randy weaver his family and friend named kevin harris in an isolated cabin in boundary county idaho. 31 1992 white separatist randy weaver surrendered to the fbi ending an 11 day standoff on ruby ridge in idaho that left three people dead.

Shooting the weavers dog. They needed his help. Weaver s son sammy 14 was killed by u s. The agents had already shot the.

Ruby ridge was the site of an 11 day siege in 1992 in boundary county idaho near naples. Pbs a firefight between six us marshals and two boys and their dog began a movement founded on anti. In the second day of a standoff at randy weaver s remote northern idaho cabin atop ruby ridge fbi sharpshooter lon horiuchi wounds randy weaver and kevin harris and then kills weaver s wife. There will be a special encore broadcast of our documentary rubyridgepbs this thursday august 24 at 10 9c on most pbs stations check your local listings.

In august 1992 federal agents called retired green beret lt. The eleven day siege the weavers regarded themselves as white separatists not supremacists. Three people were killed during the siege. Twenty five years ago today on august 21 1992 the eleven day standoff at ruby ridge began following a shootout in the woods.

It began on august 21 when deputies of the united states marshals service usms initiated action to apprehend and arrest randy weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on firearms charges.