Dodge City, Kansas, was a rough-and-tumble frontier town in the late 1800s, known for its saloons, cattle drives, and famous lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. In its heyday, disagreements were often settled with gunfire. A typical gunfight might erupt on Front Street, the town’s main thoroughfare, perhaps outside the Long Branch Saloon. Two men, fueled by whiskey or a grudge, would draw their revolvers in a tense standoff, the dusty street falling silent as onlookers scattered for cover. The rapid reports of gunfire and the acrid smell of smoke would fill the air until one or both men fell, marking another violent episode in Dodge City’s wild history.