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2021Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald.
I came across some film footage which shows Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby. It was of half decent quality and once taken a set of stills of these films I came across two elements I had not seen before. Most people know that Jack Ruby did shoot Lee Harvey Oswald and some excellent photographs were made of that particular moment, but the chaos that ensued did prevent people from seeing the gun, although I had seen one close-up of L.C. Graves holding the gun down, but that was it.
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The facial expressions of Jim Leavelle’s horror speaks volumes.
Jim Leavelle reacts just after Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald.
Jim Leavelle and others struggle take control of Ruby and the gun he holds in his hand.
In this set we can see Lee Oswald on the ground and Jim Leavelle standing pretty much above him while the others are scrummaging with Jack Ruby and L.C. Graves trying to pry the gun from Ruby’s hand. To view slightly larger samples, please click on the photograph(s).
Oswald down on the floor in front of Leavele who tries to provide some sort of cover.
Leavelle and Oswald on the left in the middle of the scrum of coppers you can see L.C. Graves’ hand holding Ruby’s gun.
L.C. Graves holds the gun and has managed to step away from the scrum of policemen who are trying to detain Ruby.
Afterwards Oswald is stretchered into the back of the ambulance.
