Assassination of John F. Kennedy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Oswald's flight, killing of J. D. Tippit, and arrest=== {{Further|John F. Kennedy assassination rifle}} {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = 500 | image1 = HowardBrennan.jpg | alt1 = A photograph of the Texas School Book Depository, showing its view from a witness of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The window from the sixth floor is marked A, and another window from the fifth floor marked B. | image2 = View from Sniper's nest to Elm Street, CE724.jpg | alt2 = A view through a window to Elm Street, Dealey Plaza, from the shooter's location in the Depository to kill Kennedy, the so-called "sniper's nest". | footer = The view of the [[Texas School Book Depository]] from witness [[Howard Brennan]]: circle "A" indicates where he saw Oswald firing a rifle. At right, the view from the "sniper's nest" in the Texas School Book Depository. }} When searching the sixth floor of the Depository, two deputies found an Italian [[Carcano]] M91/38 bolt-action rifle.<ref>[[#Warren|Warren (1964)]], p. 645.</ref>{{efn|group=note|Three spent cartridges were found on the floor. One live round was found in the rifle. Dallas policemen thoroughly photographed the rifle before its removal.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2007|Bugliosi (2007)]], pp. 86β87.</ref>}} Oswald had purchased the used rifle the previous March under the alias "A. Hidell" and had it delivered to his Dallas [[post-office box|P.O. box]].<ref>[[#Warren|Warren (1964)]], p. 118.</ref> The FBI found Oswald's partial palm print on the barrel,<ref>[[#Warren|Warren (1964)]], p. 122.</ref><ref name="bug801"/>{{efn|group=note|Lieutenant Day of the Dallas police examined the weapon prior to its seizure by the FBI. He found and photographed fingerprints on the trigger housing. Although Day believed the prints to be those of Oswald's right middle and ring fingers, the ridges were not clear enough to make a positive identification. Day then discovered a palm-print on the barrel underneath the wooden stock. He tentatively identified it as Oswald's, but was not able to photograph or analyze it in more depth as the FBI took the Carcano.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2007|Bugliosi (2007)]], p. 800.</ref> In D.C., FBI fingerprint expert Sebastian Latona found the photographs and extant prints to be "insufficient" as to make any conclusion. The rifle was returned to the Dallas police on November 24.<ref name="bug801">[[#Bugliosi2007|Bugliosi (2007)]], p. 801.</ref> Five days later, the FBI made a positive identification using a card from Day.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2007|Bugliosi (2007)]], pp. 801β802.</ref>}} and fibers on the rifle were consistent with those of Oswald's shirt.<ref>[[#Warren|Warren (1964)]], p. 124.</ref> A bullet found on Governor Connally's hospital [[gurney]] and two fragments found in the limousine were [[Ballistic fingerprinting|ballistically matched]] to the Carcano.<ref>[[#Warren|Warren (1964)]], p. 79.</ref> Oswald left the Depository and traveled by bus to his boarding house, where he retrieved a jacket and revolver.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2008|Bugliosi (2008)]], pp. 110β111, 151.</ref> At 1:12 p.m., police officer [[J. D. Tippit]] spotted Oswald walking in the residential neighborhood of [[Oak Cliff]] and called him to his patrol car. After an exchange of words, Tippit exited his vehicle; Oswald then shot Tippit three times in the chest. As Tippit lay on the ground, Oswald fired a final shot into Tippit's right [[Temple (anatomy)|temple]]. Oswald then calmly walked away before running as witnesses emerged.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2008|Bugliosi (2008)]], pp. 122β124, 127.</ref> {{external media |float=right |title=Oswald speaking in custody |width=20em |video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZYAIiErTNg Oswald professing innocence] |video2 = [https://www.cbsnews.com/video/oswald-holds-press-conference/ Oswald's "press conference"] }} As Dallas police officers conducted a roll call of Depository employees, Oswald's supervisor Roy Truly realized that Oswald was absent and notified the police.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2008|Bugliosi (2008)]], pp. 93β94.</ref> Based on a false identification of Oswald, Dallas police raided a library in Oak Cliff before realizing their mistake.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2007|Bugliosi (2007)]], pp. 94β95, 101.</ref> At 1:36 p.m., the police were called after a conspicuous Oswald, tired from running, was seen sneaking into the [[Texas Theatre]] without paying.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2008|Bugliosi (2008)]], pp. 150β152.</ref> With the film ''[[War Is Hell (film)|War Is Hell]]'' still playing, Dallas policemen arrested Oswald after a brief struggle in which Oswald drew his fully loaded gun.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2008|Bugliosi (2008)]], p. 153.</ref> He denied shooting anyone and claimed he was being made a "[[wikt:patsy#Noun|patsy]]" because he had lived in the Soviet Union.<ref>[[#Bugliosi2007|Bugliosi (2007)]], p. 161.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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