Tragic Incident: 2 Shot in Tombstone, Arizona

2 shot in Tombstone Arizona

In a re-enactment over the last weekend, an actor and a bystander were both hit with live rounds. From Fox 10 Phoenix:An actor staging a historical gunfight in the Old West town of Tombstone and a bystander were shot with live rounds during a show that was supposed to use blanks, leading officials to call for the re-enactments popular with tourists to be put on hold.The shooting happened Sunday afternoon as two performers from the Tombstone Vigilante group re-enacted a gunfight in the 19th century mining town made famous by Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and the O.K. Corral.One of the actor's guns fired live rounds, hitting a fellow member of the group, the Tombstone Marshal's Office said. Ken Curtis fell to the ground and was flown to a hospital in Tucson, where he underwent surgery to remove the bullet. By Monday morning, officials said he was in good condition.

Authorities say a female bystander also was struck.She was not seriously inuured and refused treatment.The marshal says authorities inspected the weapon and found one live round along with five casings that indicated the gun was filled with live rounds prior to the skit.Tombstone authorities called it an unprecedented event. The marshal's office says Mayor Dusty Escapule advised the Tombstone Vigilante group to suspend future gunfight skits as the investigation plays out.See the full article from Fox 10 Phoenix.[mwi-cat-listing cat="94" ppp="4" cols="4" desc="false" type="view" btn_color="black" ]