Virgil made the decision to enforce a city ordinance prohibiting carrying weapons in town and to disarm the Cowboys. Marshal and Tombstone City Marshal that day and had considerably more experience in law enforcement as a sheriff, constable, and marshal than did Wyatt. While Wyatt is often depicted as the key figure in the shootout, his brother Virgil was both Deputy U.S.
Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys. Earp was involved in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (Ma– January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone.
