Episode 2 of 2
Post-Attack Shooting
- When
- June 27, 1844
- Where
- Nearby well
Eyewitnesses reported that Joseph Smith was shot by a makeshift firing squad after being propped against a well.
Eyewitness William Daniels wrote in his 1845 account that Joseph Smith was still alive when members of the mob propped his body against a nearby well. The mob assembled a makeshift firing squad and shot him before fleeing the scene.
Sources
- Killing of Joseph Smith Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
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