Shooting of Officer J.D. Tippit - Dallas, TX
N 32° 44.841 W 096° 49.123
14S E 704365 N 3625383
A Texas Historical Marker at N Patton and E 10th Streets in Dallas, TX commemorates where Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit on 11/22/1963, while fleeing the scene of his earlier crime in Dealey Plaza.
Waymark Code: WMFY2Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2012
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A Texas Historical Marker at the site gives a breakdown of the crime:
On November 22, 1963, at this intersection, Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit was murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald, 45 minutes after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey Plaza. After the assassination, Oswald fled to his rooming house in Oak Cliff, in a neighborhood where Officer Tippit was assigned. While on patrol and traveling east on 10th St., having just crossed Patton St., Tippit stopped Oswald, who was walking on the sidewalk. After a brief conversation with him through the passenger window, Tippit exited his police car, at which time Oswald fired three shots across the hood, striking Tippit as he pulled his gun. Oswald then came around the rear of the car and fired a fourth shot. Oswald left the area. Temple Bowley, a citizen, stopped and used Tippit's radio to call for help. Officer Tippit was taken to Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Oswald appeared at Hardy's Shoe Store shortly after manager Johnny C. Brewer heard a radio broadcast that a police officer had been shot and killed nearby. Brewer followed Oswald to the Texas Theater, where employee Julia Postal called police due to Brewer's suspicion. There, Oswald attempted to shoot arresting officer M.N. McDonald.
Tippit, who left behind a wife and three children, is buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park. In 1964, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor from the National Police Hall of Fame, the Police Medal of Honor, the Police Cross, and the Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism. Although the intersection of 10th and Patton Streets has changed, Officer Tippit's actions and subsequent murder at this site are remembered for setting into motion a series of events that led directly to Oswald's arrest. (2012)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
Date of crime: 11/22/1963
Public access allowed: yes
Fee required: no
Web site: [Web Link]
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