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Doc Holliday’s First Killing?

by | Jul 28, 2017 | True West Blog

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On July 19, 1879 in Las Vegas, New Mexico a drunk Mike Gordon—either because of a problem with a girl or bad luck at the gaming tables—started randomly firing his gun outside a dance hall. Somebody—maybe several somebodies—joined in the shooting.  After things calmed down, Gordon was found injured; he died a few hours later.  Legend says that Doc Holliday was t


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