![]() Though it’s still debated who fired the first shot, most reports say that the shootout began when Virgil Earp pulled out his revolver and shot Billy Clanton point-blank in the chest, while Doc Holliday fired a shotgun blast at Tom McLaury’s chest. ![]() The famous gunfight that ensued lasted all of 30 seconds, and around 30 shots were fired. Frank and Billy immediately left the saloon, vowing revenge.Īround 3 p.m., the Earps and Holliday spotted the five members of the Clanton-McLaury gang in a vacant lot behind the OK Corral, at the end of Fremont Street. The first person they met in the local saloon was Holliday, who was delighted to inform them that their brothers had both been pistol-whipped by the Earps. on October 26, Ike’s brother Billy rode into town to join them, along with Frank McLaury and Billy Claiborne. Over the next 24 hours, the two men had several violent run-ins with the Earps and their friend Doc Holliday. ![]() On the morning of October 25, Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury came into Tombstone for supplies.
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