Davidians Urge Dismissal of Case Against FBI Agent
Branch Davidian sect members claiming wrongful death in the 1993 siege near Waco, Texas, asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss their case against an FBI sharpshooter.
There is “no credible evidence” that sharpshooter Lon Horiuchi fired shots on the 51-day standoff’s final day, lawyers for the Davidians said. Horiuchi is the only named defendant in the civil lawsuit against the government, which goes to trial in mid-May.
The lead counsel for the Davidians said a forensic analysis of spent shell casings found at the sniper outpost occupied by Horiuchi’s team show the rounds “most likely” were fired by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents during the initial Feb. 28, 1993, gun battle that began the siege.
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