Waco standoff: Remembering the Branch Davidian siege 25 years later

On Feb. 28, 1993, agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms led a failed raid on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco. The standoff led to a 51-day siege in which almost 80 people, including 17 children, died. 

Waco standoff: Remembering the Branch Davidian siege 25 years later
51 days under siege: A timeline of the Branch Davidian standoff

51 days under siege: A timeline of the Branch Davidian standoff

Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, 76 agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidians' property near Waco to arrest their leader, David Koresh, and search for evidence that the sect was making and stockpiling illegal machine guns, grenades and other armaments.