Billy the Kid's tombstone was reportedly vandalized in New Mexico last week. The tombstone of the famed outlaw, which weighs over two-thousand pounds, was tipped over and damaged by vandals, costing nearly $2000 worth of damage. They broke into the old Fort Sumner Museum took off with three antique rifles and a shotgun.


According to KOB, the incident took place during the early hours of June 16. The police, who have not found any suspects, offered up a $1000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the vandals.


Billy the Kid's grave was not the only one that was vandalized - graves were reportedly hit as well.


Billy the Kid, who was born William Henry McCarty, Jr., in 1859, was a 19th century gunman. According to legend, he killed 21 people, but in reality, he is to have killed between four and nine. He came to to New Mexico in search of a better life with his mother.


He became a central figure in the Irish-English land war in New Mexico and was beloved by Mexican-American ranchers. He was raised by Mexican-American ranchers after his mother died of tuberculosis when he was only 15.


Billy killed his first victim aged 18 and lived as a fugitive until his death at the age of 21. He had fallen in love with the daughter of a Mexican-American landowner and refused to leave her. He was tipped off by his girlfriend's brother, and was shot dead by police. He was a notorious gunman of the Lincoln County War after he organized the assassination of Sheriff William Brady, who had gunned down his British mentor.