Audie Heller portrayed Hugh Anderson in the Hide Park shootout re-enactment on Saturday night, strolling into a “saloon” and blasting away at one man at point blank range. As he shot during the two performances, which took place on about the same spot the actual shooting did 150 years ago, a loud bang rang out from the gun, as did a flash of orange and yellow glow. The gun was real but only had black powder to light it up. Heller is an experienced re-enactor, so he knew how to use it. Another actor, Tristin England, portrayed another shooter, Riley, who shot many of the other men in the “saloon” with a prop gun. England said his gun couldn’t fire more than six, so he didn’t shoot more than six guys. One of those guys was the actual Harvey County Sheriff Chad Gay, who was one of the actors, and he didn’t portray a law enforcement official. He was just a man sitting at a table who ended up slumped over.
Source: Harvey County Now
