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Conviction June 5, 1968 Homicide

Robert F. Kennedy Assassination

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date June 5, 1968
Location Los Angeles, California
Victim Age 42
Gender Male

Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Sirhan Sirhan was convicted and imprisoned. However, there remains debate about whether Sirhan acted alone, as the trajectory of bullets and witness accounts suggested a second shooter may have been involved.

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