The next morning, the Weaver family, mourning the fact that Samuel's been killed - and, remember the FBI at this point doesn't know that - goes out to where they've put his body. If you see an armed adult, you can and should open fire. WALTER: And at the highest levels of the FBI, something that's never happened before or since happens in which the FBI agrees to suspend the rules of engagement, tells their agents, you're going into an active firefight. MARTIN: Walter says the FBI scrambled its hostage rescue team. They're only told that some marshals were in the woods surveilling Randy Weaver, possibly to arrest him for this outstanding warrant when he and his family attacked them and killed a U.S.

They aren't told that there's some question about who fired first. JESS WALTER: As the FBI is getting information on this case from the Marshals Service, they aren't told that Randy Weaver's son has been killed. Journalist Jess Walter picks up the story. SARA WEAVER: I remember being very upset when I heard the gunshots, panicked and helpless. NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with her in 2016. Weaver's daughter Sara confirmed the news of her father's death today on Facebook. And the standoff helped spark the growth of anti-government extremists.

Federal agents were investigating Weaver for possible ties to white supremacist and anti-government groups. Three people died - Weaver's wife Vicki, his son Samuel and a deputy U.S. News coverage of Weaver's 11-day gunfire standoff with federal agents had Americans glued to their TVs in August of 1992. Randy Weaver, known for the Ruby Ridge standoff in Idaho, has died.

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