▁many ▁men ▁as ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁range ▁wars . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁played ▁out ▁during ▁the ▁Ple asant ▁Valley ▁War ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁occurred ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Hol bro ok , ▁including ▁the ▁famous ▁Hol bro ok ▁Sho ot out . ▁ ▁Hol bro ok ▁shoot out ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Com mod ore ▁Perry ▁O w ens , ▁the ▁Apache ▁County ▁Sher iff , ▁came ▁to ▁Hol bro ok ▁to ▁arrest ▁Andy ▁B lev ins , ▁a . k . a . ▁Andy ▁Cooper , ▁for ▁horse ▁the ft . ▁B lev ins ▁had ▁also ▁recently ▁b rag ged ▁about ▁killing ▁two ▁men ▁and ▁had ▁killed ▁many ▁more , ▁including ▁two ▁law men . ▁▁▁ ▁Sher iff ▁O w ens ▁ins isted ▁on ▁confront ing ▁the ▁B lev ins ▁brothers ▁alone , ▁knowing ▁there ▁would ▁likely ▁be ▁a ▁shoot out . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁B lev ins ▁house , ▁which ▁still ▁stands , ▁knock ed ▁on ▁the ▁door , ▁and ▁when ▁B lev ins ▁asked ▁what ▁he ▁wanted , ▁announced ▁he ' d ▁come ▁to ▁arrest ▁him . ▁B lev ins ▁resist ed ▁arrest ▁and ▁a ▁shoot out ▁occurred . ▁ ▁B lev ins , ▁two ▁brothers , ▁a ▁friend , ▁and ▁B lev ins ▁horse ▁were ▁shot ; ▁all ▁died , ▁except ▁one ▁brother . ▁▁▁ ▁O w ens ▁emer ged ▁un sc athed , ▁despite ▁being ▁shot ▁at ▁from ▁a ▁half - do