Robert kennedy assassination news report
Robert kennedy assassination news report
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Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
1968 murder in Los Angeles, California
| Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy | |
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Robert F. Kennedy lies mortally wounded on the floor immediately after the shooting. Kneeling beside him is 17-year-old busboy Juan Romero, who was shaking Kennedy's hand when Sirhan Sirhan fired the shots. | |
| Location | Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 34°03′35″N118°17′50″W / 34.0597°N 118.2971°W / 34.0597; -118.2971 |
| Date | June 5, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-06-05) 12:15 a.m. (UTC−7) |
| Target | Robert F. Kennedy |
Attack type | Political assassination, mass shooting |
| Weapons | Iver Johnson.22 LR revolver |
| Deaths | 1 (Kennedy died on June 6, 1968, from his injuries) |
| Injured | 5[a] |
| Perpetrator | Sirhan Sirhan |
| Verdict | Guilty on all counts |
| Convictions | First-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder (5 counts) |
| Sentence | Death in 1969; com
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