The poor and sick who could not leave the city remained behind. At this time a mob came in and the Battle of Nauvoo ensued. Several shots were fired on each side. Some Latter-day Saints were killed and it was at this time that the remaining Saints were forced from Nauvoo.
[source: LDS Church News: Nauvoo -- The City of Joseph, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58063/Church-history--Nauvoo.html]
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