Leroy Colomy, 74, was a long-time Tombstone resident and a well-known performer and manager at the Bird Cage Theater. Known as Lightning Leroy for his quick-draw work with the Boothill Gunfighters, he had lived in Tombstone since 1993 and was a familiar figure on Allen Street.

On the afternoon of July 9, 2014, Colomy was shot multiple times in broad daylight in front of the Bird Cage Theater. Authorities say the shooter was 60-year-old Barry Lee Chappell, who had been stalking a woman involved with Colomy and confronted him after suspecting sexual assault; the confrontation escalated and Chappell shot Colomy. Chappell then went to a nearby business, confessed to the clerk, and was arrested by the Tombstone Marshal’s Office.

Chappell later pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and received a life sentence; his defense cited a history of drug abuse and methamphetamine addiction. Did anyone in Tombstone know Leroy personally or witness the events that afternoon?