</s>FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date 6/14/68 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, Porter, Ambassador Hotel, 3/400 WILshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, advised that he resides at 818 Mariposa Avenue, Los Angeles, on the evening of the shooting of Senator ROBERT F. KENNEDY, he was cleaning up the Sun Club on the far end of the hotel and only after the commotion started did the learn of the shooting. He was never in the area of the shooting and at no time did he never in this area due to the large crowds. He further stated that he has never to the SIRHAN BISHARA SIRIHAN around the hotel he has is sure this individual was never an employee of the motel. 6/12/68 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # SA FRANK M. HAWKINS/Clp 82 - 6/13/68 by SA FRank M. Hawkins/clp Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy, Robert P. Kennedy, Senator Robert P. KENNEDY, SIRHAN BISHARA STIRHAN, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, June 4-5, 1968.

Hotel employees and witnesses interviewed:

* David Crites, security guard: worked on June 6, 1968, shortly after midnight; heard a TV report that Senator KENNEDY had been shot in the hotel.
* Octavio Tejeda Guerva, waiter: was working at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4-5, 1968; did not witness any incidents surrounding the shooting of Senator KENNEDY.
* Zavier Cueva, temporary waiter: worked in the Venetian Room on June 4-5, 1968; heard a noise and saw people rushing around but did not know what had caused it.
* Lloyd Curtis, security guard: was working at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968, when Senator KENNEDY was shot; did not see the man who was arrested for the shooting.

Witness statements:

* Barth DAVIS, housekeeper: reported for work a short time after the shooting had taken place; did not see Senator KENNEDY at any time.
* Don L. Dean, banquet employee: served dinner and drinks in the Ballroom on June 4-5, 1968; did not witness any incidents surrounding the shooting of Senator KENNEDY.

Photographs shown to witnesses:

* A photograph of SIRHAN BISHARA STIRHAN was displayed to several witnesses, including David Crites, Octavio Tejeda Guerva, Zavier Cueva, Lloyd Curtis, and Barth DAVIS.

Key events and activities:

* June 4-5, 1968: Senator Robert F. Kennedy shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
* June 6, 1968: David Crites, security guard, worked on duty shortly after midnight; heard a TV report that Senator KENNEDY had been shot in the hotel.

Important details:

* SIRHAN BISHARA STIRHAN was arrested for the shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
* Several witnesses were shown a photograph of SIRHAN BISHARA STIRHAN, but none of them recognized him.
* Hotel employees and witnesses reported hearing noises and seeing people rushing around after the shooting took place.

Connections to JFK, the assassination, or related investigations:

* The shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy occurred at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on June 4-5, 1968.
* SIRHAN BISHARA STIRHAN was arrested for the shooting and is believed to have acted alone.
* The investigation into the shooting of Senator Kennedy is ongoing, but no connections to John F. Kennedy or his assassination have been established.

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