Original sentence: Since Randy Weaver was a former Green Beret and it was believed the Weaver family were fully prepared to fight, an initial reconnaissance team armed with machine guns was sent in to survey the location and prepare for the military style assault.The next day, an FBI sniper named Lon Horiuchi shot and wounded Weaver while Weaver, Harris, and Weaver's 16-year-old daughter Sara were outside, attempting to visit the dead body of Sam Weaver, which was placed in a shed after being recovered by the family the previous day
Edited sentence: Since Randy Weaver was a former Green Beret and it was believed the Weaver family were fully prepared to fight for their freedom, an initial reconnaissance team armed with machine guns was sent in to survey the location and prepare for the military style assault.The next day, an FBI sniper named Lon Horiuchi shot and wounded Weaver while Weaver, Harris, and Weaver's  16-year-old daughter Sara were outside, attempting to visit the dead body of Sam Weaver, which was placed in a shed after being recovered by the family the previous day