>>> ...Waco officers fired a total of 12 shots from .223-caliber police-issued rifles during the shootout. <<<
Police shoot center of mass and this means that the police fired upon and intended to kill a maximum of 12 people. Because of this, the police may have been responsible for most of the deaths and serious injuries.
The one biker who had a bullet go through his arm, enter his chest and exit his back was probably shot with a small-caliber, high velocity, fully jacketed round: exactly what the police use in their M-14/AR-15 rifles.
You note:”The one biker who had a bullet go through his arm, enter his chest and exit his back was probably shot with a small-caliber, high velocity, fully jacketed round: exactly what the police use in their M-14/AR-15 rifles.”
That was Reginald Weathers, a Bandido who testified at his bond reduction hearing. I wondered as well about the likely source of his wound.
His testimony seems to indicate he was shot while he was on the ground. The police dispatch audio at the scene reported a biker crawling on the ground, still shooting.
“Weathers testified that he and about 15 other Bandidos from the Dallas area had just pulled into the restaurant parking lot and saw Cossacks lining the patio area. He said he hadn’t even parked his motorcycle before Cossacks yelled at club President David Martinez that he couldn’t park in a particular spot.
Weathers said he felt like the Cossacks were “disrespecting” Martinez, and he rushed over and told them not to talk to his president that way. Suddenly, a Cossack punched him in the face, he said.
He said he put his head down to cover up and defend himself and heard gunshots seconds later. He was being pulled to the ground and was being hit in the face, he said. Later, he was shot in the arm. The bullet passed through his arm, entered his chest and exited the other side, he said.”
“After being shot, Weathers ran to take cover behind cars near Don Carlos restaurant, he said. Police arrived quickly and told everyone to get on the ground, he said, estimating the entire incident lasted four or five minutes.”
He knows whether he was on the ground when he was shot or not, although the word “Later” does not indicate how much later or if he was still on the ground.