Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's …

Jan 28, 2010 · Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968.

Jan 24, 2025 · The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement, occurred on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Learn …

Jan 20, 2025 · After Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, investigators found a Remington .30-06 hunting rifle near a boarding house across the street from the Lorraine Motel. …

Jan 24, 2025 · At 6:01 pm, as he stood on the balcony, King was mortally wounded by a bullet that entered the right side of his face, fractured his jaw, exited his lower face, and reentered …

At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Nov 24, 2009 · Just after 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, …

Jan 29, 2021 · On the morning of April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. readied to head to Memphis, Tennessee, for the third time in as many weeks in support of the city's striking …

Jan 23, 2025 · (2) Immediately review the records relating to the Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations and present a plan for their full and complete release within 45 …

Jan 23, 2025 · President Trump signed an executive order declassify any remaining files from Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. MLK was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.