Town Constable Charles S Gunn died on January 15, 1887. As he entered Water’s Saloon in Lusk, Wyoming, he was shot in the abdomen by Bill McCoy. When he attempted to retrieve his weapon and stand, McCoy shot him in the head, at point blank range killing him instantly. McCoy was apprehended, convicted of first degree murder, and sentenced to hang, but escaped from jail, never to be found.

Early in the morning on July 30, 1895, Deputy Edward Dawes responded to a request from Utah law enforcement to assist in the apprehension of two outlaws at a cabin near Wahsatch, Utah, west of Evanston, Wyoming. A gun battle erupted. With one officer killed and two others wounded and going for help, the outlaws outflanked Deputy Dawes and shot him in the chest. He was left to die alone on the Utah high plains.

On May 9, 1892, George Wellman left the HOE Ranch to investigate the Johnson County War. About 30 miles out of Buffalo, Wellman and two other in his party were attacked by armed bandits, probably rustlers who had advance warning that the party was coming. One of the members in the party was able to make it to Buffalo to report the attack; however, the perpetrators of this attack were never identified.

On June 4, 1899, Sheriff Hazen was shot and killed west of Casper by train robbers. The suspects were George “Flatnose” Curry and the Robert boys — members of the “Wild Bunch.” Later in 1899, the Robert boys were arrested in Montana. Approximately one year after Sheriff Hazen was killed, “Flatnose” Curry was killed in a shootout in Utah after an attempted train robbery.