Randy Weaver Net Worth At Time Of Death, Family, Age Died
Matthew Wilson
Updated on January 03, 2026
Randy Weaver, best known for being a central participant 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.
Randy Weaver, his family, and a friend named Kevin Harris engaged in an armed standoff with U.S. Marshals and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents.
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Randy Weaver Family
During the standoff, Randy Weaver’s 14-year-old son Sammy was shot in the back and killed by a U.S. Marshal, after which Harris shot and killed U.S. Marshal William Degan.
Randy Weaver was later shot in the back by a federal sniper.
The family friend Harris was shot by the same sniper. The bullet that wounded Harris killed Weaver’s wife, Vicki, who was standing behind the door of the Weaver’s home.
Vicki was holding the family’s infant daughter.
Randy Weaver surrendered to federal officers 11 days after the incident began and he was charged with murder, conspiracy, and assault as well as other crimes.
Randy Weaver was acquitted of all charges except for failing to appear in court for the original firearms charge and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Randy Weaver age died
Randy Weaver’s death was announced Thursday, May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post by his daughter Sara Weaver, who lives near Kalispell, Montana.
Randy Weaver died at the age of 74.
Randy Weaver Net Worth At Time Of Death
Randy Weaver’s family eventually received a total of $3,100,000 in compensation for the killing of his wife and son by federal agents.
According to various sources, at the time of his death, Randy had a net worth of $9 million.