That’s not OK! Two shot in Wild West gunfight re-enactment

Two people have been shot and wounded during a re-enactment of a gunfight in the infamous Wild West town of Tombstone, Arizona. Actor Ken Curtis was airlifted to hospital in Tucson after live bullets rather than blanks were fired during the standoff, the Tombstone Marshal’s Office said. He is undergoing surgery to remove the bullet. The condition of a bystander who was also hit is unknown.

Mayor Dusty Escapule has asked that further re-enactments be suspended while an investigation into the shooting is under way.

The Marshal’s Office

Tombstone was one of the last open-frontier towns of the American Old West. It was the site of the notorious gunfight at the OK Corral, one of the most famous shootouts of the period. On 26 October 1881, members of the outlaw Clanton Gang of cowboys were involved in a standoff with lawmen Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Three members of the gang, Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton, were killed.

Americas OK Corral