European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Bob shot critically wounded 4 hours gunman held at la. Los Angeles up sen. Robert f. Kennedy was shot in the head and neck and critically wounded Early wednesday As he left a jubilant primary election nearly four hours of surgery spokesmen said his condition was extremely team of surgeons removed Bullet fragments from his head but did hot take out Bullet still lodged in his neck. Until the operation he was Able to breathe Only with assist Ance. His doctors their words relayed by Kennedy s press Secretary warned that the senator might have suffered impairment of the blood Supply to the part of the brain. That governs the Eye track thie level of consciousness and indirectly his speech. The next 12 to 36 hours would be critical the doctors said. The 42-year-old brother of the late president John f. Kennedy was shot from about three feet away by a Swarthy Man who was subdued by three Kennedy aides but not until he had emptied Allright bullets from a .22 l,27, no. 50 if 21855 a thursday june 6, 1968 5t daily 10ft sunday. Q unofficial a a spa a of . Forces in our a North Africa and hit Middle East Caliper revolver toward the cant on Page 2. I col. T tight hold on gunman a los Angeles policeman keeps a firm grip on the Man accused of shooting Robert suspect came from Jordan from a and up dispatches sen. Olert Kennedy lies on a hotel floor a Bullet wound in his head a photo los Angeles the Man who shot sen. Robert f. Kennedy was identified wednesday As Sirha Bishara Sirhan 24, a jordanian from Jerusalem who recently has been living in Pasadena Calif. Los Angeles mayor Samue Yorty and police chief Thomas Reddin told a news conference Sirhan lived with a brother Munier Joe Sirhan of Pasadena a department store employee. They said identification was made through Joe and another brother Adel who were Trace through the .22 Caliper revolver used in the shooting. It had passed through Many hands. Yorty said the gun was owned by Munier Sirhan who told officers he had no idea How i brother got the weapon. Chief Reddin said identification was confirmed by Finger prints on an application Sirha Sirhan had filed for a Job As an exercise boy at Hollywood Par track. The application on file in Sacramento was made some time ago while Sirhan was a student it John Muir High school in Pasadena. It showed Sirhan was Orn in Jerusalem March 18,1944. At that time Jerusalem asunder a British mandate. He was admitted to the United cont. On pane 21. Col. I More. For other stories and Pio lures related to lie shooting of sen. Tobert f. Kennedy and Tor accounts of his showings in primary flee ions see pages 2 through 6, 8, 12, 13, 1, m and 21
