A Tombstone Vigilantes actor and a bystander were wounded Sunday afternoon in Tombstone during a street gunfight skit in which live ammunition was accidentally used, according to a Facebook post by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.
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The once-bustling mining town is perhaps most famous for the 1881 “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral”, which has been depicted in numerous films, between outlaw cowboys and lawmen including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.
Actor Ken Curtis was hit and treated at the scene before being flown to a hospital in Tucson, where he was undergoing surgery to remove the bullet. She declined to give further details about his injuries.
Marshal’s dispatcher Dee Jackson said the bystander was not seriously injured and refused treatment.
The show ended immediately and officials discovered a “live round in the cylinder with five expended casings that indicated the gun had six live rounds in it before the skit”, the site reports.
Tombstone authorities called it an unprecedented event in the town.
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The marshal’s office said mayor Dusty Escapule advised the Tombstone Vigilante group to put the gunfight skits on hold as an investigation is carried out. The group also performs mock hangings where unsuspecting victims are tried and convicted by the Tombstone Vigilantes.
