On April 19, 1903, Deputy Marshal William E. Tibbet, aged 43, was tragically killed in Bakersfield, California. The incident occurred during a shootout involving Bakersfield City Marshal Thomas Jefferson Packard and outlaw Jim McKinney. The confrontation took place at the Joss House, a known hotspot for criminal activity. The law enforcement officers were attempting to serve a murder warrant on McKinney when the situation escalated into a deadly exchange of gunfire. McKinney, who was also killed
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