Editing Florence, Arizona (section)

===Tunnel Saloon Gabriel-Phy shootout of 1888===
One of the most notable gunfights in the Old Southwest occurred in Florence. Sheriff Pete Gabriel hired thirty-nine year old Joseph (Joe) Phy as his deputy in 1883. Gabriel decided to not run for sheriff in 1886 and supported his deputy Phy for the job. Later Gabriel withdrew his support because of personal differences with Phy. The two friends became bitter enemies and had a confrontation on May 31, 1888, in the Tunnel Saloon. A gunfight ensued and spread to the street. Both men received gunshot wounds. Phy died a few hours after the gunfight, but Gabriel survived the encounter and died 10 years later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shootout at the Tunnel Saloon |url=http://www.guns.com/2011/07/29/gunfights-on-gunscom-shootout-at-the-tunnel-saloon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127191937/http://www.guns.com/2011/07/29/gunfights-on-gunscom-shootout-at-the-tunnel-saloon/ |archive-date=January 27, 2015 |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>