In 1908, 27 years after killing Billy the Kid, he was shot to death by a New Mexico rancher in a land dispute
[DOC] [TLE] Sheriff Pat Garrett (killed Billy the Kid) - Geni [PAR] Oct 10, 2016 ... Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett, Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico .... As soon as 
the door opened, Garrett shot Billy the Kid dead without a word.