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The Aftermath of the JFK Assassination

John F. Kennedy - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
John and Jackie Kennedy and the Connallys in the presidential limousine moments before the assassination. Victor Hugo King / US Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain
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Lee Harvey Oswald mugshot, taken on November 23, 1963. Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Time.

8. Officials Arrested Oswald In A Movie Theater

After shooting Tippit four times, Oswald ran from the approaching police sirens. However, a shoe store employee, Johnny Brewer, followed Oswald. Upon entering a movie theater, Oswald snuck into a movie. Brewer told one of the employees to call the cops. When the police arrived, they started searching the theater and found Oswald, who tried to punch the officer as he reached for his gun. The officer was able to grab Oswald’s pistol and proceeded to arrest him. Upon entering the street, a crowd gathered, yelling threats at Oswald as they knew he not only killed Tippit but possibly JFK.

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