<P> The version of the firefight presented by DUSMs Roderick and Cooper stated that the dog preceded Kevin Harris, and then Sammy Weaver, out of the woods . Deputy Marshal Degan is then presented as challenging Harris, who turned and shot and fatally wounded Degan before Degan could fire a single shot . The account proceeds to describe Roderick as shooting the dog once, Sammy firing twice at Roderick, and Roderick firing once again . Roderick and Cooper testified that they heard multiple gunshots from the Weaver party . Cooper testified to having fired two three - shot bursts at Harris, to seeing Harris fall "like a sack of potatoes", and to seeing leaves fly up in front of him, presumably from the impact of a round, which then led Cooper to seek cover . Cooper testified to having seen Sammy run away, and then to radioing to OP team member Dave Hunt that he had wounded or killed Harris . </P> <P> As described by Randy and Sara Weaver, in their account, The Federal Siege (1998), Kevin Harris' version of events differed, as follows . Harris reported to them that the dog was followed by Sammy Weaver and then Kevin Harris out of the woods, and that the dog ran up to Cooper and danced about as he did in playing with the children . He reports that the dog then ran to Roderick, who shot the dog in front of Sammy Weaver, who then yelled "You shot my dog, you son of a bitch" and who then fired a shot at Roderick . Degan is then described as coming out of the woods firing his M16, and hitting Sammy in the arm . Then, Harris is described as firing and hitting Degan in the chest . The Harris account to the Weavers then has Cooper firing at Harris, who ducked for cover, and Cooper firing again and hitting Sammy in the back, who then fell . Harris then describes himself firing about 6 feet (2 m) in front of Cooper, forcing him to take cover, whereupon he states having heard Cooper announce that he was a U.S. Marshal . Harris then describes that he checked Sammy's body, found him dead, and ran to the Weaver's cabin . </P> <P> After the firefight at the "Y", marshals Hunt and Thomas went from the hillside to a neighbor's house to call for assistance from the USMS Crisis Center while marshals Norris, Cooper, and Roderick stayed with Degan's body at the "Y". Randy and Vicki went to the "Y" and retrieved Sammy's body . Randy, Vicki and Harris placed Sammy's body in a guest cabin near the main cabin . From 11: 15 a.m. onward, Hunt reported to the Crisis Center in Washington D.C. that no further gunfire had been heard . </P> <P> In the aftermath of the firefight on August 21, 1992, at 11: 20 am, USMS Dave Hunt requested immediate support from Idaho law enforcement, and alerted the FBI that a marshal had been killed . Following Hunt's phone call, the Marshals Service Crisis Center was activated under the direction of Duke Smith, Associate Director for Operations . The Marshals Service Special Operations Group ("SOG") was alerted to deploy . In response to the USMS call, the Boundary County sheriff's office mobilized . Also in response to the USMS request, Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus declared a state of emergency in Boundary County, allowing use of the Idaho National Guard Armory at Bonners Ferry and, after an initial delay, to use National Guard armored personnel carriers (APCs). Soon thereafter, the Idaho State Police arrived at the scene . </P>

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