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He shot former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton.

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Yes, he did. He challenged Hamilton to a duel, and on July 11, 1804, the duel occurred and Hamilton was shot. He died the next day from his injury. Burr, who was Vice President at the time, was charged but never tried for murder. He finished his term as Vice President and then quit politics.


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