 The Frisco Store in Lower Frisco Plaza. | |
| Date | December 1–2, 1884 |
|---|---|
| Location | Reserve, New Mexico Territory, United States |
| Participants | Elfego Baca |
| Outcome | Cowboys retreat |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 8 |
The Frisco shootout was an Old West gunfight that began on December 1, 1884, involving lawman Elfego Baca. The shootout happened in Reserve, New Mexico, and stemmed from Baca's arrest of a cowboy, Charlie McCarty, who had been shooting into the air and into buildings at random while intoxicated.