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OOPS! Tombstone actor shot when live rounds fired during gunfight [View all]
Dylan Smith TucsonSentinel.com
A member of a group of Old West re-enactors was wounded Sunday afternoon when another actor fired a bullet from a pistol that held live rounds. Ken Curtis of the Tombstone Vigilantes was shot, a woman was struck by another bullet, and other bullet fragments hit nearby buildings, authorities said.
Curtis and a woman identified as Debbie Mitchell were shot when another actor, Tom Carter, fired his revolver during a street skit involving a gunfight in the 400 block of Allen Street in Tombstone, said Bob Randall, the city marshal.
"Curtis fell to the ground after being struck by a live round" around 1:45 p.m., Randall said in a news release.
"The Vigilantes immediately stopped the show and Tom Curtis was relieved of his weapon. During inspection of his weapon, it was discovered that there was one live round in the cylinder with five expended casings indicating the gun had held six live rounds prior to the skit," Randall said.
A member of a group of Old West re-enactors was wounded Sunday afternoon when another actor fired a bullet from a pistol that held live rounds. Ken Curtis of the Tombstone Vigilantes was shot, a woman was struck by another bullet, and other bullet fragments hit nearby buildings, authorities said.
Curtis and a woman identified as Debbie Mitchell were shot when another actor, Tom Carter, fired his revolver during a street skit involving a gunfight in the 400 block of Allen Street in Tombstone, said Bob Randall, the city marshal.
"Curtis fell to the ground after being struck by a live round" around 1:45 p.m., Randall said in a news release.
"The Vigilantes immediately stopped the show and Tom Curtis was relieved of his weapon. During inspection of his weapon, it was discovered that there was one live round in the cylinder with five expended casings indicating the gun had held six live rounds prior to the skit," Randall said.
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101815_tombstone/tombstone-actor-shot-when-live-rounds-fired-during-gunfight/
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