at the same time. It was, however, Billy the Kid who became known, and through whose notoriety, the fame of the Regulators spread. Death Brewer was killed by an old American Bison hunter by the name of "Buckshot Roberts", during the Gunfight of Blazer's Mills, on April 4, 1878. Five other Regulators were wounded during this battle. Buckshot Roberts was also shot and killed during the gunfight, either by a shot fired by George Coe, whose finger was shot off by Roberts, or Charlie Bowdre. Portrayal in popular culture In the 1988 movie, Young Guns, Brewer was played by Charlie Sheen. In the 2015 Television Movie "Billy the Kid: New Evidence", Brewer was played by Gerard "Jard" Griesbaum. References Cowboys Gunslingers of the American Old West People of the New Mexico Territory 1850 births 1878 deaths Lincoln County Wars American vigilantes People from Lincoln County, New Mexico People from Richland County, Wisconsin People from St. Albans, Vermont