Who fired the shots that killed President John F. Kennedy, from the Texas School Book Depository?

• A. John Wilkes Booth
• B. Sirhan Sirhan
• C. Lee Harvey Oswald
• D. James Earl Ray

Answer: (C)

Lee Harvey Oswald is the person who fired the shots that killed President Kennedy, from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. On November 22, 1963, Oswald allegedly fired from that location at the motorcade, delivering the fatal head shot. He was arrested later that day and killed two days later by Jack Ruby, so he never stood trial. This distinguishes him from other famous assassins who killed other figures in different places and times—for example, John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre, Sirhan Sirhan killed Robert Kennedy at a hotel in 1968, and James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis. The Texas School Book Depository detail is the key clue pointing to Oswald as the JFK shooter.