</s>LA 56-156 him end that he came down the platform steps to his left. When he (AUBRY) started to go through the kitchen passageway, he noticed approximately seven to ten individuals in the kitchen and from their clothing and Latin. appearance. The kitchen and their kitchen were all kitchen help. The Senator proceeded into the kitchen passageway and shook hands and greeted several individuals who clustered around the doorway waiting to meet the Senator. As a member of the next confirmed and doorway waiting for the Senator, he was into (AURRY) who jumped from one of the steam tables but he does not recall what this individual looked like he or how he was dressed. The next thing he recalls that he heard several loud noises which sounded and then five or six other blasts in rapid succession. He and then six other explosions in the floor with his head then determined that shots were being fired and noticed that Senator Kennedy was lying on the floor and his head the ballroom, BISHARA SIRIAN but as soon as he noticed what was happening, he showed a young female Caucasian who was on his left out of the passageway. He then proceeded to the passaggeway into the area where the KENNEDY press was located and informed the room full of newsmen that the Senator had just been shot. He immediately returned to the kitchen area and noticed that two of Senator KENNIDY's aides were struggling with SIRIHAN BISHAR SIRIRIAN trying to get a gun away from him. He climbed onto the steam table as the struggle continued. From that observation point to noticed one of his hotel employees place that he had been shot to the head of the hotel, climbed and was beside the Senator on the Senate's left side when he noticed the Senator lower his right arm. He does not recall he was able to speak to him by his right side when his short prayer and he was then asked behind and physically removed from the area. He was then ushered to a small hallway which intersected the kitchen passageway and remained there while - 168 - 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy was assassinated on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

Key witnesses and individuals mentioned include:

* AUBRY, a member of Senator KENNEDY's staff
* BAEDEKER, who witnessed a disturbance in the Embassy Room
* BARNCORD, who saw three dark-skinned individuals near Senator KENNEDY before the shooting
* BARRETT, who witnessed the assassination from the press room area of the ballroom
* BARRY, who described seeing a young man standing at the foot of some stairs in the Embassy Room
* BELL, a radio reporter for ABC, who witnessed the assassination and announced over the airwaves that something terrible had happened
* BENDER, a 12-year-old volunteer worker for Senator KENNEDY, who furnished information regarding his knowledge of the shooting

Significant events mentioned include:

* The assassination of John F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968
* A disturbance in the Embassy Room witnessed by BAEDEKER
* Three loud bangs heard, followed by yelling and screaming, as Senator KENNEDY left the podium and headed towards the kitchen area

Locations mentioned include:

* The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
* The Embassy Room at the Ambassador Hotel
* The press room area of the ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel

Dates mentioned include:

* June 5, 1968: the date of John F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California

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