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1
The
shooting took place on Mulberry Street in Memphis. King was on a balcony
of the Lorraine Motel.
2 Across
the street from the far right window of the upstairs bathroom of a
rooming house, James Earl Ray took aim.
3 Investigators
say a single bullet was fired across Mulberry Street, hitting King
in the jaw. The bullet also traveled through King's neck and torso.
James Earl Ray was apprehended in London, and in 1969 was sentenced
to 99 years in prison. |
