</s>43 1 A Vas. 2 A At S-2? 2 A A One door was closed. 4 Did the Senator go through? 5 A Did weant through the open door. 6 A Did you, at this approximate time, leave 7 your position? 8 A I was waiting for any signal from Stephen 9 Smith. He nodded his head and said, "Come on, Irwin." " 10 I just left my post and I just followed. 11 Did you walk from S-1 toward the door. 11 indicated at S-22? 13 A Right. 14 A Go ahead ... 15 A I noticed, that Pierre Salinger and Jesse 16 Uuhurh already went through. Then the Senator went through .. 17 Q Did you go through. 18 A Not yet. 19 Q Go ahead. 20 A And then I was starting to go through now. 21 Then two press agents, one in the blue 22 shirt, pushed me aside, and then Rafer Johnson went 22 23 shirt, pushing me aside , and then Rafer Johnson went through, and Then I saw ... I got right in front of Mrs. 24 Kennedy, and them I saw .... I got Right in frontof Mrs. 25 Kennedy by accident, andthen I remember the procession stopped right there. Stop, don't talk to fast. The procession 26 Q Stop, dont talk to) fast. DONALD L. OSTROV, C.S.R.K. OFFICIAL RE-S.K ., OFFICIAL RESERVATION 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains testimonies from Donald L. Ostrov, Travis R. White, Jesus Perez, Vincent Di Pierro, and others regarding events at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 4–5, 1968, surrounding the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK). Ostrov described his position near S-22, witnessing Mrs. Kennedy and others entering the hotel before gunfire occurred. He noted interactions with Jesse Unruh, Pierre Salinger, Roosevelt Grier, and sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg. Travis R. White, a police officer on duty, recounted responding to the scene, encountering an injured person in a yellow cab en route to Central Receiving Hospital, and later taking custody of Sirhan Sirhan near the kitchen area. Jesus Perez, a kitchen worker, testified that Sirhan approached him in the Embassy Room area around 12:00 a.m., inquiring about RFK’s location before being shot. Vincent Di Pierro, a waiter, detailed navigating through service areas to reach the Embassy Room and described the hotel layout, including pantry spaces and corridors. All accounts align with the timeline of the assassination, subsequent chaos, and custody procedures for Sirhan Sirhan.  

Key People  
- **Donald L. Ostrov**: Hotel employee who witnessed RFK’s arrival, sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg, and interacted with Mrs. Kennedy, Jesse Unruh, Pierre Salinger, and Roosevelt Grier.  
- **Travis R. White**: LAPD officer who first arrived at the scene, encountered an injured person in a yellow cab, and later took custody of Sirhan Sirhan near the kitchen area.  
- **Sirhan Sirhan**: Identified as the suspect arrested by Travis R. White after the shooting, later confirmed as RFK’s assassin.  
- **Jesus Perez**: Kitchen worker who interacted with Sirhan before the shooting in the Embassy Room area.  
- **Vincent Di Pierro**: Waiter who navigated through service areas to reach the Embassy Room and described hotel layout details.  
- **Jesse Unruh**: Identified as one of the individuals involved in restraining Sirhan after the shooting.  
- **Roosevelt Grier**: Present at the scene, described as assisting Mrs. Kennedy during the incident.  

Key Locations  
- **Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)**: Site of RFK’s assassination and subsequent investigation.  
- **S-22 Door**: Entrance point near which Ostrov was positioned during the incident.  
- **Kitchen Area**: Where Sirhan Sirhan was taken into custody; described as approximately 100 feet long and 25 feet wide.  
- **Embassy Room**: Location where RFK was shot, with adjacent pantry areas where Perez and Di Pierro were present.  
- **Central Receiving Hospital**: Where an injured person (possibly RFK’s bodyguard) was initially taken.  
- **Tray Stand/Ice Machine Area**: Described in deposition testimony as a key location for the shooting incident, including racks of dishes, serving tables, and a tray stacker near the ice machine.  
- **Stairs to Ambassador Ballroom**: Mentioned in Di Pierro’s account of hotel layout and movement through service corridors.  

Key Events  
- **Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy**: Occurred at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968, with multiple witnesses describing gunshots and chaos.  
- **Injuries and Evacuation**: Ostrov sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg; an injured person was transported in a yellow cab to Central Receiving Hospital.  
- **Arrest of Sirhan Sirhan**: Took place around 12:30 a.m., involving crowd control and police intervention near the kitchen area.  
- **Interaction with Sirhan**: Perez reported Sirhan inquiring about RFK’s location in the Embassy Room area before the shooting; Di Pierro described navigating through service areas to reach the Embassy Room.  
- **Shooting Incident**: Confirmed by multiple witnesses, with Sirhan identified as the perpetrator. Testimonies include descriptions of Sirhan grabbing a pipe, standing on a tray holder, and firing a gun, resulting in RFK falling.  
- **Hotel Layout Description**: Di Pierro detailed service entrances, corridors, and spaces within the hotel, including the ballroom and pantry areas.  

Key Organizations  
- **Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)**: Involved in responding to the scene and securing Sirhan Sirhan.  
- **Los Angeles County Grand Jury**: Conducted proceedings to investigate the assassination and related events, with testimonies from Ostrov, White, Perez, and Di Pierro included as evidence.  
- **Hotel Staff**: Including waiters and employees who provided accounts of RFK’s movements, hotel layout, and interactions during the incident.  
- **C.S.R. (likely an agency or organization associated with witness testimony)**: Mentioned in deposition transcript but not explicitly detailed in the text.

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