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This file contains FBI Director Louis J. Freeh's October 19, 1995 opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Government Information concerning the FBI's role in the 1992 Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho. Freeh describes the Bureau's response after the death of Deputy U.S. Marshal William Degan, acknowledges that law enforcement overreacted, and discusses the deaths of Vicki Weaver and Sammy Weaver. The testimony addresses the FBI's disputed rules of engagement, the shots fired by Hostage Rescue Team sniper Lon Horiuchi, internal discipline of twelve FBI employees, the promotion of Larry Potts, and pending criminal inquiries into alleged misconduct or concealment. It also outlines post-Ruby Ridge FBI crisis-management reforms, including ending the use of special rules of engagement and relying on the Justice Department deadly-force policy.

Documents span: 1992-1995 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Louis J. Freeh, Randy Weaver, Vicki Weaver, Sammy Weaver, William Degan, Lon Horiuchi, Kevin Harris, Larry Potts, Randall Day
Subjects: Ruby Ridge, FBI accountability, use of deadly force, Senate testimony, law enforcement reform

See also: Ruby Ridge Shooting Incident