 Cowboys holding up the corpse of John Shaw on April 10, 1905. | |
| Date | April 8, 1905 |
|---|---|
| Location | Canyon Diablo, Arizona Territory, US |
| Outcome | 1 killed 2 wounded |
The Canyon Diablo shootout was a gunfight between American lawmen and a pair of bandits that occurred on April 8, 1905, in the present-day ghost town of Canyon Diablo, Arizona. On the night before, two men named William Evans and John Shaw robbed a saloon in Winslow and made off with at least $200 in coins. Two lawmen pursued the bandits and on the following day they encountered each other in Canyon Diablo. A three-second shootout ensued, which was described at the time as "one huge explosion" that resulted in the death of Shaw and the wounding and capture of Evans.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper Vol. CXXII No. 1". Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "Devil Canyon Shoot-Out: Winslow Lawmen vs. William Evans and John Shaw". Bob Boze Bell. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "Shootout at Canyon Diablo" (PDF). Retrieved June 26, 2012.[permanent dead link]