At approximately 1:15 pm, as Officer Tippit cruised down Tenth Street just past Patton Avenue, he spied a man who resembled the suspect in the president’s assassination. J.D. stopped the car and had a short conversation through the passenger window. Officer Tippit exited the squad car. Harvey Oswald shot him four times at point blank range, killing the dedicated law enforcement professional.

At approximately 1:15 pm, as Officer Tippit cruised down Tenth Street just past Patton Avenue, he spied a man who resembled the suspect in the president’s assassination. J.D. stopped the car and had a short conversation through the passenger window. Officer Tippit exited the squad car. Harvey Oswald shot him four times at point blank range, killing the dedicated law enforcement professional.