Shootout on Juneau Wharf

Shootout on Juneau Wharf
The four wharves at Skagway
The four docks in Skagway. Juneau Wharf is the second from the left.
DateJuly 8, 1898
LocationSkagway, District of Alaska, United States
Coordinates59°27′13″N 135°19′16″W / 59.4537°N 135.3210°W / 59.4537; -135.3210
ParticipantsJefferson Randolph Smith, Frank H. Reid, Jesse Murphy, Josias Martin Tanner, John Landers.
Outcome2 killed

The Shootout on Juneau Wharf was a gunfight between Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith, Frank H. Reid, and Jesse Murphy that took place on Friday, July 8, 1898, at approximately 9:15 p.m. in Skagway, District of Alaska, in the United States. Smith was shot in the heart and died shortly afterwards, and Reid died of his injuries 12 days later.