US EditionIn 1923 'bad booze' tragedy, a deadly standoff involved machine guns, ammonia and fire
- On the evening of October 20, 1923, a 12-hour armed standoff unfolded in Alexandria, Minnesota, involving Edward Larson, police, and deputies.
- The confrontation began when Larson, known for drunken sprees, shot Jacob Ley after Mrs. Larson sought Ley's help to calm her husband.
- Police arrived, and during the standoff Larson fired on them from windows as deputies and machine gun crews surrounded the house.
- Approximately 300 rounds were fired before a man, William Ramsden, was mortally wounded; afterwards the house was set on fire to end the standoff.
- Larson's body was found after the fire was controlled, and the three men killed led to local papers condemning the dangers of 'bad booze' and prohibition violence.
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