Remembering The 51 Day Standoff In Waco, Texas – 25 Years Later

They Negotiated A Ceasefire

Photo Credits: ABC News

Sheriff Lt. Lynch of the McLennan County Sheriff’s department managed to connect the ATF to the Branch Davidians and negotiated a cease-fire. The ATF had essentially run out of bullets whereas the Branch Davidians had no such shortage, so it was necessary to get the agents out. After the ceasefire, the Branch Davidians allowed for the AF to retrieve their dead and wounded without harm. Four ATF agents: Steve Willis, Robert Wiliams, Todd McKeehan and Conway Charles LeBlue were killed during the raid and another 16 had been injured. On the Branch Davidian side, they had suffered five casualties, two who had died from shots from other Branch Davidians.