Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Oswald as Assassination Shooter

Oswald as Assassination Shooter The Commission concludes the shots that killed Kennedy and wounded Connally were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald, supported by the following evidence: the Mannlicher-Carcano 6.5mm rifle used was owned and possessed by Oswald; he carried the rifle into the Depository on the morning of November 22, 1963; he was present at the sixth-floor firing window at the time of the assassination; the rifle was found partially hidden between cartons on the sixth floor shortly after the attack, alongside the improvised paper bag Oswald used to transport it to the building; expert analysis of assassination footage confirms a rifleman of Oswald’s skill level could have fired all shots within the elapsed time of the shooting; Oswald lied about key substantive matters to police following his arrest; and he had previously attempted to kill Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker in April 1963, demonstrating his willingness to commit murder.

Oswald’s Killing of Officer J.D. Tippit

Oswald’s Killing of Officer J.D. Tippit Oswald killed Dallas Police Patrolman J.D. Tippit roughly 45 minutes after the JFK assassination, a finding that supports the conclusion that Oswald fired the shots at Kennedy and Connally. Supporting evidence includes: nine eyewitnesses (two who observed the shooting, seven who heard gunshots and saw the gunman flee with a revolver) positively identified Oswald as the shooter; cartridge casings at the Tippit scene were matched to the revolver found in Oswald’s possession at arrest, excluding all other weapons; the revolver was owned by Oswald; and Oswald’s jacket was found along the flight path of the gunman who fled the Tippit killing scene.