assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
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The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was the 1968 shooting and killing of the U.S. senator and presidential candidate in Los Angeles, a pivotal event that shocked the nation and altered American political history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1968 event
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assassination ⓘ historical event ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
| arrestOfPerpetrator | Sirhan Sirhan was apprehended at the scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignContext | Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wounds ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials and historical markers at the former Ambassador Hotel site ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1968-06-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeathOfVictim | 1968-06-06 ⓘ |
| eventPrecededBy | 1968 California Democratic presidential primary ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | considered a pivotal event in late 1960s American politics ⓘ |
| immediateContext | 1968 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| impact |
altered trajectory of 1968 Democratic presidential race
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contributed to sense of political turmoil in the United States in 1968 ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeForPerpetrator | Sirhan Sirhan convicted of first-degree murder ⓘ |
| location | Ambassador Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationDetail | Ambassador Hotel kitchen pantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national television coverage ⓘ |
| medicalResponseLocation | Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motiveAttributed | opposition to Robert F. Kennedy’s support for Israel ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleInjured | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilled | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfShotsFired | 8 ⓘ |
| occurredAfter | Robert F. Kennedy’s California primary victory speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherVictim |
Elizabeth Evans
NERFINISHED
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Ira Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Irwin Stroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Schrade NERFINISHED ⓘ William Weisel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Sirhan Sirhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyImpact | led to increased Secret Service protection for presidential candidates ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
assassination of John F. Kennedy
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assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityContext | took place in a crowded campaign environment with limited Secret Service protection for candidates ⓘ |
| sentence | death sentence (later commuted) ⓘ |
| sentenceModifiedTo | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| time |
just after 12:15 a.m. PDT
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shortly after midnight ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim | Robert F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimFormerOffice | United States Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimPoliticalParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimPosition | United States Senator from New York ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | .22 caliber Iver Johnson Cadet revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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