surveillance on the property was shot and killed in a gun battle it left weaver's 14-year-old son dead. days later a sharpshooter shot weaver's wife in the head as she cradled her 11 month old baby. in the wake of the seeing they engaged in an illegal coverup and the organize spernt a year in prison for trying to destroy the internal report on raub bee ridge. less than a year after ruby ridge in april 1993 came the atf raid on branch davidian compound where members of a an ob cure cult were illegally hoarding firearms and explosives. >> allowing the status quo to remain was not going to lead to an ultimate peaceful resolution and eliminate the risk to the safety of the innocent children in the compound and the public at large for government agents at the scene. >> after an hour long shootout 4