You mean the cops shot at each other or there was an exchange between the Davidians and the cops?
During the initial rooftop entry the first cops through the window started firing immediately. The cops still on the roof were hit by some of those bullets. The military calls that friendly fire. Except in this case it wasnt very friendly at all.
This was covered quite exhaustively during the investigations that followed.
But all Mr. and Mrs. America saw was bullets flying and Feds going down. Larry Potts, the lying SAIC on the scene, blamed the Davidians immediately even though he had absolutely no facts to back that assertion up.
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From what I remember the Feds could’ve taken Koresh into custody the day before when he went to town. Obviously they wanted to make a scene when they went in force later at the compound. I remember seeing an FBI agent being interviewed during a historical show and he was thrilled about killing people. He’s got a special place in hell.