[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 1, 1963] Page: 3 of 4
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•After taking ny po8i_on, I looked to my left and M HBC A^iinel 5
TV camera, mounted on tripod with rollers, it appeared that there were
three men pushing the camera* One vas later identified as John Alexander*
v/m/39* I could not see the faoes of these three men because they ver#
stooped oyer with heads downtas they rolled past me* down a slight de-
cline t the camera acted as if it wanted to tip over, and X steadied
the camera vith my le£t hand* They stopped at the bottom of the south
ramp and I heard one of the men say "We oan*t get up here*" They then
moved through the line of newsmen on the east side of the ramp*
Two or three minutes later, 1 heard someone inside jail offioe say, MHere
he comes." I looked to my left, toward the jail office door, and ob-
served Lt* Swain appear through jail office door* Then approximately
10 to 12 feet behind Lt. Swain, Captain Fritz appeared. Then approxi-
mately 5 ft* behind Captain Fritz. I observed Detective * eavellet
with Oswald handcuffed to Leavelle s left arm, X also noticed a detec-
tive on Oswald's left holding Oswald's arm, but didn't notioe who the
detective was at that time*
As Leavelle and his partner along with-Oswald, appeared through the
jail office door, the press personnel began to crowd forward, taking
piotures and asking questions* ¥Did you shoot the President*" etc*
As captain Fritz past mefc and as"Leavelle, his partner, and Oswald
approached my position, X saw a^fean lunge from the crowd of newsmen,
opposite my position* A$t^t75^^/JLunged forward extending his right arm,
and firing almost simultaneously.
Oswald fell back a step and Leavelle, laid Oswald down on the floor*
At the same instant the shot was fired, serveral officers, I know
Cutshshaw and Harrison, subdued the man who fired the shot, and took
the gun from him.
1 recognised the man that fired the shot as Jack Euby. I had not
noticed Jack Ruby before he fired the shot. I do know Jack Euby by
sight and have never seen him in the City H&il*
.1 . . .
I assisted several other officers take Jack Euby into jail office,
where he was searched. I did not help take him upstairs, but remained
as security at the jail office door*
I have talked to Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Bookout in
fegards to this incident*
Eespeotfully submitted,
P. G. McCaghren, Lieutenant
Burglary & Theft Bureau
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C. C. Wallace, Lieutenant
Juvenile Bureau,
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McCaghren, P. G. [Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 1, 1963], report, December 1, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth338029/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.