Officer J.D. Tippit

At 1:14 p.m., just about the time the President was pronounced dead, Lee Oswald was walking down a residential street in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas. Although it was 68 degrees outside, Oswald was wearing a jacket. The location was about two miles from the Book Depository.

A police officer - J.D. Tippit - was in his squad car near Tenth and Patton Streets. Something about Oswald caught his attention, and he stopped his vehicle to talk with the 24-year-old pedestrian.

Perhaps the discussion, which took place through the vent window of Tippit's car, made the officer suspicious. He got out of his vehicle and approached Oswald.

In the presence of four witnesses, Oswald pulled out his revolver (which had been hidden by his jacket) and fired four shots at point-blank range. Seven other people saw him flee the scene. Using the officer's police radio, a passerby called in the shooting to the police.