William L. "Buffalo Bill" Brooks (c. 1832 – July 29, 1874) was a western lawman and later outlaw.

[1] With Brooks success in Newton he was soon offered a position in Dodge City as town marshal where he was later involved in 15 gunfights during his first month.

As the brothers arrived in town Brooks was said to have killed all four men with four shots each.

After backing down from gunfighter Kirk Jordan, Brooks left town shortly after.

In June several mules and horses owned by the rival company had been stolen and Brooks, with two other men, were arrested the next month.