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FILE - Randy Weaver holds the door of his cabin showing holes from bullets fired during the 1992 siege of his Ruby Ridge, Idaho, home, model at left, during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 6, 1995. Weaver had died at the age of 74. The Ruby Ridge standoff left three people dead and served as a spark for the growth of anti-government extremists. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, File)

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Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74
May 12, 2022 3:10 p.m.

Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Randy Weaver, patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago that left three people dead and helped spark the growth of anti-government extremists, has died at the age of 74.