</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

Jesus Perez, a kitchen helper at the Ambassador Hotel, was questioned by Mr. Fukuto about his home address, which was 1415 South Burlington Avenue in Los Angeles. He mentioned that there is a telephone in the building where he can be reached, but did not have the number with him.

Perez stated that police officers do not have his home telephone number, and Mr. Fukuto informed him that they could get the phone number from him later if needed.

The questioning by Mr. Fukuto continued, and Perez mentioned that he had seen people running around in the main kitchen on election night. He also stated that there were some police officers present, but did not know if they were inside or outside the hotel.

Perez heard some noise coming from the area where the shooting occurred, but did not see anything unusual. He went back to work and stayed in the kitchen until the police came in and took control of the situation.

Vincent Di Pierro, a student and waiter at the Ambassador Hotel, was present on the night of Senator Robert Kennedy's assassination on June 4, 1968. He arrived at the hotel around 11:15 PM to meet his father, who was working as the maître d'.

Di Pierro described the scene in the Embassy Room as happy and crowded, with people milling about. He mentioned that there were serving tables near the ice machine, which was used for storing hot plates and food.

As Senator Kennedy approached the podium for his acceptance speech, Di Pierro held back the crowd and shook hands with him. After the speech, he walked with Kennedy through a swinging door marked S-2, where they entered a hall and down an incline.

Di Pierro noticed a girl and a man standing on a tray stacker near the ice machine, who were later identified as the person in pictures 3-A and 3-B. The witness described the man as holding onto a pipe with his left hand and clutching his stomach with his right hand.

As the first shot was fired, Kennedy fell down, and Di Pierro identified the location of the tray on their chart as the place where he saw the man holding the gun.

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