The Deadly Ending

The finish to the OK Corral shootout.

As the so-called OK Corral gunfight continues on October 26, 1881…Morgan Earp’s shot hits Billy Clanton in the body. Frank McLaury, mortally wounded, shoots Virgil Earp in the calf. He fires again, striking Morgan in the shoulder. Morgan then hits Billy in the abdomen; he slides to the ground. When the fight began, Tom’s horse bolted, leaving him exposed and Doc cut him down with a double load of buckshot. Holliday then pulls his pistol and aims it at Frank, who does the same at Doc. Both fire at the same time. Frank’s shot creases Holliday’s hip. Doc’s bullet hits Frank squarely in the chest. Morgan Earp shoots Frank in the head. The fight is over.