The legendary outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., widely known as Billy the Kid, met his end on July 14, 1881, when Sheriff Pat Garrett fatally shot him in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. This pivotal moment concluded one of the Old West's most notorious criminal careers, marking the death of a figure who had become synonymous with frontier lawlessness and violence during the late 19th century.

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