Topic: Winston Blake

The memorial service transitions to a formal reading of the names of those who died during the initial ATF raid on February 28, 1993. Victims include Winston Blake, Peter Gent, Peter Hipsman, Harry Jones, and Michael Schroeder. The speaker also acknowledges the four ATF agents who lost their lives during the shootout: Conway LeBleu, Todd McKeon, Stephen Willis, and Robert Williams.

The narrative details the deaths of Winston Blake and Jaydean Wendel during the initial gunfire. Blake was reportedly killed while in bed, and Wendel was shot after handing her baby to her older daughter. The guests dispute government claims that the Branch Davidians were waiting in ambush, asserting that the residents were caught off guard by the intensity of the 45-minute assault.

Clive Doyle describes the chaos inside the building as water from shot-out tanks flooded the rooms. He discovered Winston Blake's body in a pool of blood and water before witnessing the attempt to call 911 to reach the Sheriff's Department. It reportedly took 45 minutes to establish contact with the ATF and over two hours to secure a ceasefire, by which time five Davidians were dead and several others were wounded.

Catherine Madison recounts the initial ATF raid on February 28, 1993, describing the arrival of vehicles and the subsequent firing from helicopters. She details the deaths of Winston Blake and Jaydean Wendel, who were reportedly shot while in their beds or tending to children. The account emphasizes the terror of the residents as bullets penetrated the building's walls and ceilings while women shielded their children on the floor.

Clive Doyle describes the chaos on the morning of February 28 after David Koresh attempted to speak with agents at the front door. Doyle recounts finding Perry Jones severely wounded in the hallway and discovering Winston Blake's body in a room flooded by water from tanks hit by gunfire. He asserts that the heavy volume of incoming fire from helicopters and ground forces created immediate carnage inside the foyer.

The initial moments of the ATF raid resulted in immediate gunfire, wounding David Koresh and Perry Jones and killing Winston Blake. Evidence from the scene, including water tanks riddled with bullets and holes in the roof, suggests that fire originated from helicopters or planes above the building. Attorney Jack Zimmerman later testified that the bullet trajectories indicated incoming fire from above, contradicting ATF claims that they did not fire from helicopters.

Winston Blake, a British citizen, was killed in his room during the initial raid when helicopter fire penetrated the water tanks blocking his window. Clive Doyle discovered Blake's body in a pool of blood and water, noting the downward angle of the bullet holes. Later in the siege, another resident, Greg, attempted to use a miniature blowtorch to melt plastic toy soldiers to plug the hundreds of holes in the tanks in a futile effort to restore the water supply.