Lon Horiuchi

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Lon Tomohisa Horiuchi (born June 9, 1954) is an American former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) sniper and former United States Army officer who was involved in the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff and 1993 Waco siege. In 1997, Horiuchi was charged with manslaughter for killing Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge, who was unarmed while carrying an infant child. The charges were dismissed due to constitutional supremacy granting federal officers immunity from state prosecution for actions taken within the scope of their duties. Subsequently, the dismissal was reversed on appeal to the Ninth Circuit; however, the then-sitting county prosecutor decided to drop the case.

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