Federal agents believed Randy Weaver was dangerous, so when they showed up with arrest warrants, they came prepared for trouble.
It went bad from the start. As shots started flying, marshals shot 14-year-old Sam Weaver in the back, and a marshal was shot dead.
The writer is way off on the details.
There were 244 federal agents there. They were approaching the cabin through the trees when they came upon the two boys and their dog. The boys were out hunting.
The dog started barking and the agents shot it. The agents never identified themselves and the boys shot back thinking someone was trying to kill them. Then the agents shot the boy as he ran away.
At least thats what I recall.