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The standoff at Ruby Ridge (August 21-31, 1992) was a siege conducted by the U.S. marshals in Naples, Idaho. The marshals were serving a bench warrant to Randy Weaver, who had failed to appear to court under federal firearm charges.

He was given the wrong court date.

These charges originated with Weaver selling a sawed-off shotgun to an undercover FBI agent who had actually entrapped weaver by asking him to modify the shotgun to be under the legal length allowed for barrels.

During the pre-arrest surveillance, officer Art Roderick shot Weaver's dog when it ran at them and then pointed his rifle at Weaver's 14-year-old son, Samuel, who was armed. Samuel fired back at the marshals, and was shot in the back and killed by the team.

They begin to exchange fire, Weaver's friend Kevin Harris shot and killed Deputy Marshal William Francis Degan Jr. Subsequently, Weaver, Harris and members of Weaver's immediate family refused to surrender. FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shot Weaver, then shot Harris, but the second shot also “accidentally” hit and killed Weaver's wife Vicki. Negotiators eventually were able to convince Harris to surrender on August 30th, and weaver and his three daughters surrendered on the 31st.

Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris were acquitted of all charges, civil suits followed against the US government, ruby ridge alongside the Waco siege would be part of the events that later inspired Timothy mcveigh to commit the Oklahoma City bombing, which in turn partially inspired EH and DK to commit the massacre at Col. high school.