A historical mystery: July 14th 1881 at Fort Sumner New Mexico Billy The Kid met his end at the hands of Lincoln County Sharif Pat Garrett. Here's Garrett's version of events. He quickly drew his revolver and fired two shots. The first shot hit Kid in the chest. “He never spoke,” Garrett recalled. “A struggle or two, a little strangling sound as he gasped for breath, and The Kid was with his many victims.”