</s>5 A. Yes. 2. And then somebody misquoted you or stated that you 2. had said that this girl had told you to the effect, "We have shot him?" 4 5 A Uh huh. Fight. 6 A And you said, "Who is-who did you shoot?" And 7 that they told you, Kennedy." Now this is also ... 8 A -- I didn't say --... 9 -- out of proportion here? 10 A A Right. 11 Is that right? 12 A A Light. 13 And in effect what you have told me previously 13 is that this person told you "he shot Kennedy" or "they 15 shot Kennedy" is that right?" A ... 16 ... 16 A Un, something or something about shooting Kennedy, yeah. 17 18 Well, also before you had stated that your had h. 19 heard some shots? 20 A No, I never said I heard shots. 20 You never said that. Well, now, somebody quoted 21 you as saying that you had heard shots .. 22 A A No, i never said 1 heard shots .. 24 Okay. 25 A I heard backfires of a car, and I know they were backfires from a car. I know them weren't gunshot. 26 58 Form 618 (R-3-4) 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail multiple aspects of the RFK assassination investigation, including witness accounts, gun shop transactions, and FBI inquiries into potential suspects. Sandy, an interviewee at Rampart Police Station, described observations during the June 5, 1968, assassination, noting discrepancies in media reports about gunfire and a waiter’s description of a woman in a white or polka dot dress at the Embassy Room of the Ambassador Hotel. An FBI Form 618 records an investigation into Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s alleged ammunition purchase on April 3, 1968, at Lock, Stock & Barrel gun shop in San Gabriel, California, where Donna Herrick identified three foreign-looking men but noted no weapons were observed. A separate firearms sale on June 1, 1968, involved two boxes of .22 caliber hollow-point ammunition and Super X bullets purchased by three men described as short, dark-complexioned, and foreign-looking. FBI agents later linked these suspects to RFK’s assassination through photographs and records. Interviews with Herrick, Jeffrey Ewing, Arnold Gerson, and Joe Crnogorac revealed conflicting accounts of Stirhan’s visits to the gun shop and interactions at the Golden Garter Bar in Alhambra, where claims were made about plans to “get him” (possibly RFK). FBI records also include inquiries into Dorothy Manning’s employment history and conflicting details about her social security number.  

Key People:  
- Sandy (interviewee)  
- Ambrose (police officer)  
- Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (alleged purchaser of ammunition)  
- Donna Herrick (wife of gun shop owner, Ben J. Herrick)  
- Benjamin J. Herrick (gun shop owner)  
- Larry Kenneth Arnold (salesman at the gun shop)  
- C. Kenneth Arnold (FBI agent)  
- James H. Stanton (FBI agent)  
- Jeffrey Ewing (customer at gun shop)  
- Arnold Gerson (individual interviewed about gun shop visits)  
- Joe Crnogorac (reserve deputy sheriff)  
- Mary Sirhan (mother of Stirhan)  
- Saidallah Bishara Sirhan (brother of Stirhan)  
- Sharif Bishara Sirhan (brother of Stirhan)  
- ADEL Bishara Sirhan (brother of Stirhan)  
- Munir Bishara Sirhan (brother of Stirhan)  
- CARL M. MARTIGANI (proprietor of Golden Garter Bar)  
- "JIM" (individual associated with Sirihan Bishara and the Mexican-American man)  
- DOROTHY MANNING (applicant for employment at the bar, previously arrested)  

Key Locations:  
- Embassy Room at the Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles, California)  
- Rampart Police Station (Los Angeles, California)  
- Lock, Stock & Barrel gun shop (San Gabriel, California)  
- Golden Garter Bar (Alhambra, California)  
- Purple Bunny nightclub (Norwalk, California)  
- 2317 West Main Street (Alhambra, California)  

Key Events:  
1. Witness testimony about RFK’s assassination and discrepancies in media reports regarding gunfire.  
2. FBI investigation into Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s alleged ammunition purchase at Lock, Stock & Barrel on April 3, 1968.  
3. Firearms sale of .22 caliber hollow-point ammunition and Super X bullets to three men at the gun shop on June 1, 1968.  
4. FBI review of sales records and photographs to identify suspects linked to RFK’s assassination.  
5. Interviews with Herrick, Ewing, Gerson, and Crnogorac regarding Stirhan’s potential visits to the gun shop.  
6. Claims about conversations at the Golden Garter Bar involving plans to “get him” (possibly RFK).  
7. FBI inquiries into Dorothy Manning’s employment history and conflicting social security number details.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)  
- Cascade Cartridge Inc. (manufacturer of .22 caliber ammunition)  
- Winchester-Western Division of the Olin Matheson Chemical Corporation (manufacturer of Super X bullets)  
- International Extrusion Corporation (employer referenced in records)  
- Purple Bunny nightclub (Norwalk, California)

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