146k views
5 votes
One of the founding fathers of the United States of America, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, died as a result of a gunshot wound on July 12, 1804. Who fired the bullet that ended the life of Alexander Hamilton?

User XAMeLi
by
8.1k points

1 Answer

2 votes
It was Aaron Burr who fired this fateful shot that killed Alexander Hamilton. This was a tragic event, and Burr and Hamilton had been political rivals for quite some time.
User Tom Slee
by
7.8k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.