ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) - Pat Garrett, an Old West sheriff who is remembered for killing outlaw Billy the Kid, is scheduled to be the focus of a new festival in southern New Mexico.

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports the first Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival is slated for Friday and Saturday in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Organizers say they plan to unveil a new photograph of Garrett.

In addition, organizers say several of Garrett's descendants will be attending the event.

The festival comes as Las Cruces city officials are considering changing the name of Motel Boulevard to Pat Garrett Boulevard.

Garrett shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881 after the outlaw escaped from the Lincoln County jail in New Mexico.

Garrett was later killed following a dispute over a ranch.

Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News, http://www.lcsun-news.com

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