What the records say
- When
- 12 Aug 1896
- Kind
- Shooting
- Coordinates
- 31.59° N, 109.04° W
- Description
- gunfight between the High Five Gang and American lawmen
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Skeleton Canyon shootout
1896 bank robbery gunfight near Nogales, Arizona
The Skeleton Canyon shootout was a gunfight on August 12, 1896, between members of the High Fives Gang and a posse of American lawmen. Following a failed robbery on August 1 of the bank in Nogales, Arizona, the High Fives headed east and split up. The gang's leader, Black Jack Christian, and George Musgrave got away.
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