<P> On February 28, 1993, a shootout occurred in which six Branch Davidians and four agents of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms died . After 50 days, on April 19, 1993, a standoff between FBI agents and Branch Davidians ended in a fire that destroyed their compound, referred to as Mt . Carmel, near Waco . Seventy - four people, including leader David Koresh, died in the blaze . This event became known as the Waco siege . </P> <P> In 1999, a charter school called the Emma L. Harrison Charter School was closed by the Texas Education Agency; the school was the first school of its kind to have its charter revoked in Texas . </P> <P> During the presidency of George W. Bush, Waco was the home to the White House Press Center . The press center provided briefing and office facilities for the press corps whenever Bush visited his "Western White House" Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Waco . </P> <P> On May 17, 2015, a violent dispute among rival biker gangs broke out at Twin Peaks restaurant . The Waco police intervened, with nine dead and 18 injured in the incident . More than 170 were arrested . No bystanders, Twin Peak employees, or officers were killed in the process . This was the most high - profile criminal incident since the Waco siege, and the deadliest shootout in the city's history . </P>

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