The Ruby Ridge Siege: The History of the Federal Government’s Deadly Standoff with Randy Weaver and His Family by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2015-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

Meanwhile, Roderick had heard Cooper’s radio transmission and explained the consequence of what he heard: “I understood this to mean that people in the Weaver compound were armed and were coming to the rock ledge overlooking the driveway as we had seen them do many times during our surveillance. I told everyone to take cover and I immediately got down behind a small tree.”

At this point, Roderick also saw Harris approaching: “I saw Harris, carrying a rifle and running directly at me as if he had seen me. Ahead of him was a yellow Labrador retriever. Harris and the dog were approximately 80 yards from us. … We ran for approximately a half a mile in order to avoid a confrontation, but the pursuit continued. We ran through the fern field and entered the area under the tree canopy. We were afraid of getting shot in the back so we looked for a defensible position. … As I turned to look at our pursuers, I saw Harris and the dog and, for the first time, I saw Samuel Weaver. … As I ran into the ‘Y’, I saw a figure that I soon realized was Randall Weaver. He moved off the right fork of the ‘Y’, the road leading to the Weaver compound, and toward the woods out of my sight. The man was yelling, and I yelled at him several times: ‘Stop, U.S. Marshals.’ … I heard Degan also yell ‘Stop. U.S. Marshals.’ The next thing I heard was the report of a heavy caliber rifle fired from my left where Cooper, Degan, Harris, and Samuel Weaver were. At this moment I saw the dog stop, look in the direction of the gunfire, and then back toward me. Realizing that we now were in the midst of a potentially deadly encounter, I fired a shot at the dog and I saw the dog fall. I dove into the woods to find cover, and I heard the sound of constant gunfire.”

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