Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F.…
5. Oswald killed Dallas Police Patrolman J. D. Tippit approximately 45
minutes after the assassination. This conclusion upholds the finding
that Oswald fired the shots which killed President Kennedy and wounded
Governor Connally and is supported by the following:
(_a_) Two eyewitnesses saw the Tippit shooting and seven
eyewitnesses heard the shots and saw the gunman leave the scene
with revolver in hand. These nine eyewitnesses positively
identified Lee Harvey Oswald as the man they saw.
(_b_) The cartridge cases found at the scene of the shooting
were fired from the revolver in the possession of Oswald at the
time of his arrest to the exclusion of all other weapons.
(_c_) The revolver in Oswald’s possession at the time of his
arrest was purchased by and belonged to Oswald.
(_d_) Oswald’s jacket was found along the path of flight taken
by the gunman as he fled from the scene of the killing.