Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald

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The Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald refers to the capture and detention of the man accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy and killing Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit in November 1963.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
law enforcement operation
appliesToJurisdiction City of Dallas
linked to: Dallas, Texas

State of Texas
linked to: Texas

United States federal jurisdiction
followedBy interrogations of Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22–23, 1963
transfer attempt of Lee Harvey Oswald on 1963-11-24
follows Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Shooting of J.D. Tippit
hasCharge assault on a police officer
murder of J.D. Tippit
murder of John F. Kennedy
hasDate 1963-11-22
hasEvidenceCollected Lee Harvey Oswald clothing
revolver seized from Lee Harvey Oswald
hasImmediateCause police manhunt in Oak Cliff after shooting of J.D. Tippit
reports of a suspicious man entering the Texas Theatre without a ticket
hasKeyDetail Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly attempted to shoot officer M.N. McDonald
Lee Harvey Oswald denied shooting President Kennedy during questioning
Lee Harvey Oswald was armed with a revolver at the time of arrest
Lee Harvey Oswald was taken from the Texas Theatre to Dallas Police Headquarters
a struggle occurred between Lee Harvey Oswald and arresting officers
hasLegalStatus arrest without bail pending investigation
hasLocation Dallas
linked to: Dallas, Texas

Oak Cliff neighborhood
linked to: Oak Cliff

Texas
Texas Theatre
United States
hasMediaCoverage live television coverage from outside Dallas Police Headquarters
hasMethod physical apprehension inside a movie theatre
hasNotableAspect became a central focus of later official investigations and conspiracy theories
suspect repeatedly claimed he was a "patsy"
hasOutcome detention of Lee Harvey Oswald at Dallas Police Headquarters
formal charging of Lee Harvey Oswald with murder
interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald by Dallas authorities
hasParticipant Dallas Police Department
Dallas police officer Bob Carroll
Dallas police officer C.T. Walker
Dallas police officer K.E. Lyons
Dallas police officer M.N. McDonald
Dallas police officer Paul Bentley
Dallas police officer Ray Hawkins
Lee Harvey Oswald
hasTemporalRelation occurred approximately 80 minutes after the assassination of John F. Kennedy
occurred less than an hour after the shooting of J.D. Tippit
isPartOf John F. Kennedy assassination case
investigation into the death of J.D. Tippit
relatedEvent Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby

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Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald hasRelatedEvent Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald
Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald follows Shooting of J.D. Tippit
linked to: Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald
Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald hasKeyDetail Lee Harvey Oswald was armed with a revolver at the time of arrest
linked to: Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald
Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald hasKeyDetail Lee Harvey Oswald was taken from the Texas Theatre to Dallas Police Headquarters
linked to: Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald