DPD tape transcript. 11/22/63 40. 41. 113: 113 clear. 12:19 42. DIS: 113 clear 12:19. 72, number one has one alias. 43. 97: 97 clear. 44. DIS: 97, call 544. Clear 12:19 45. 118: 118 clear. 46. DIS: 118 clear. 12:19. 47. 102: 102 clear. 48. DIS: 102 clear. 12:19. 49. DIS: 72. 50. 72: Go ahead 51. DIS: One on James. 52. 72: All right. 53. 289: 289. 54: DIS: 289. 55. 289: Make that ambulance Code 3. Could you give me the direction he'll be coming in? 56. DIS: 606. 57. 606: 606. 58. DIS: What's your location? (Background-72: See if that's a parking ticket. ) 59. 606: We're about at Har~vood and Cedar Springs now. (Siren) 12:20 60. DIS: 10-4. Code 3 on Signal 28, 100 North Houston. 12:20. 61. 606: 10-4. 62. 95: 95. 63. DIS: Harwood and Cedar Springs, 289. 64. 95: 95. 65. 289: 10-4. 66. DIS: 95. 67. 95: Like 5. 68. DIS: Yes. 69: 72: 72. 70. DIS: 72. 71. 72: Will you check and see if that's a parking ticket? 72: DIS: 289. 73. 289: 289. 74. DIS: Go ahead and start your set-up. 75. 289: 10-4. 76. 97: 97 on phone. 77. DIS: 10-4, 97. 78. 78: 78 clear. 79. DIS: 78 clear. 12:20. 80. 223: 223 clear. 12:21 81. DIS: 223 clear. 12:21. 82. 38: 38. 83. DIS: 38. 84. 38: Clear my 5. Remain out at Corporation Court 1 at 1:00. 85. DIS: Out. 12:21. 72. 86. 72: Go ahead. 87. DIS: Not moving violation. 88. 72: Not. 89. 312: 312. 90. DIS: 312. 91. 312: Try 305 or 309. 92. DIS: 305 or 309. 93. 305: 305. 94. 312: Say, he's supposed to be up there around 2421 Ellis. If you are close, we're leaving the City Hall now. 95. 305: We're about a block from there. 96. 115: 115 clear. 97. DIS: 115 clear. 12:21. 98. 111: 111. 99 DIS: 111. 100. 111: We're going to have to take this prisoner to Parkland. Is Harwood Street blocked off all the way? 101 DIS: Yes, all the way, 111. 102. 111: 10-4. 103. 91: 91 clear. 12:22 104 DIS: 91 clear. 12:22. 105. 101: 101 clear. 106. DIS: 101 clear. 12:22. 107. DIS: 603. 108. 603: 603. 109 DIS: 603 and 61, Signal 16 at the restaurant, Parry and Exposition. 12:22. 110. 603: 10-4. 111. DIS: That be Kenyard's Restaurant 112. DIS: Who's clear? 113 23: 23 114. 243: 243 12:23 115. DIS: 23 clear 12:23. 243, are you clear? 116. 243: Yeah. 117. DIS: 243, your radio is cutting out. 118. 231: 231 clear. 119: DIS: 231 clear. 12:23. 120. 606: 606 out. 12:24 121. DIS: 10-4, 606. 12:24. 122. 79: 79 clear. 123 DIS: 79 clear 12:24 124. DIS: 65. 125. 65: 65. 126. DIS: C~l 633 127. 65: Out to use phone 128. DIS: 10-4. 129. 97: 97 clear. 12:25 130. DIS: 97 clear 12:25. 131. : ...on line with 312. 132. 606: 606. 133. DIS: 606. 134. 606: We're enroute to Parkland with a signal 16 (Background- a woman's voice: Signal 7.) 135. DIS: You're enroute where, 606? 136. 606: Parkland. 137. DIS: 10-4. Need a squad to meet you there? 138 606: 10-4. 139. 252: 252 140. DIS: 252. 141. 252: Out here at the intersection of Fairmount and Cedar Springs, there is a V-shaped piece of land out here with no improvements on it. Someone during the parade backed over a water faucet out here and it's shooting water in the air. Wonder if you could contact the Water Department and nave them come out here and turn it off? 142. DIS: 10-4. 12:25. 143. : 6 144. 252: I'm clear. 145 91: 91 on traffic. P(Pecos) P(Pecos) 4700. DIS: 10-4. 146. 309: 309 147. 210/213: 210, 213 clear. 148. 309: Need to talk to 312 just a minute. 149 312: Go ahead. 150. DIS: 210, 213 clear. 12:22(?). Go ahead, 312. 309: 309, 312. 151. 312: Go ahead. 152. 309: We have this subject. You want to meet us up here somewhere? 153 312: Right behind you. 154. 309: All right. 155. DIS: 23. 156. 23: 23. 12:26 157. DIS: Meet 606 at Parkland on Signal 16. 12:26. 158. 23: 10-4. 159. 258: 258 clear. 160. 258: 258 clear. 161. DIS: 258 clear. 12:26. 305. 162. 305: Go ahead. 163. 103: 103. 164. DIS: 103. 165. 103: Pecos Nolan 6365 on Buick, Industrial 2100 block. 12:27 166. DIS: 10-4. 12:27. 305. 167. 305: 10-4. 168. 24: 24 clear. 169. DIS: 24 clear. 12:27. 170 56: 56. 171 56: 56 172 83: 83, traffic, 3200 South Westmoreland. (Mike gets stuck open until 12:38+.) 12:28 173. DIS: 83, out. 12:28. 174. 56: 56. 175. DIS: 56. 176. 56: ...traffic, on a '56 Chevrolet. I can't see the license number. 177. : 75 clear. 178. (Noise for 23 seconds on this tape.) 179. : 78(?) 180 38: 38. 181. DIS: 38. 182. 38: Might tell some of these people involved handling this deal out here at Market H~ll that there are people walking across southbound Stemmons here, in front of the Marriott Hotel all the way down south. 183. DIS: 10-4, 38. 1. 183a. 38: 10-4. 184. (Noise for 3 minutes, 11 seconds on this tape.) 185. 603: 603 out. 186. (Noise for 34 seconds on this tape.) 186a. 91: 91 clear. 187. DIS: 531, testing: 1 2 3 4. 188. : Loud and clear. 189: 48: 48, loud and clear. 190. DIS: 56. 190a. 91: 91 clear. 191. DIS: 55. 192. : 10-4. 193. DIS: Anyone know where 56 is? 194. (Noise, including sirens, for 1 minute, 5 seconds on this tape.) 195. 75(?): 75, signal 5. 196. 103: 103 clear. 12:34 197. DIS: 103 clear. 12:34. 198. 76: 76 clear. 199 DIS: 76 clear. 200. 75: 75 201. DIS: 24. 202. 24: 24. 203 DIS: Report to Inwood and Stemmons and cut all traffic for the ambulance going to Parkland. Code 3. 204. 24: Inwood and Stemmons. 205. DIS: Inwood and Stemmons, where they come off Stemmons, going to Parkland. 206. 24: 10-4 207. DIS: Make your assignment Code 3, 24. 208. 24: 10-4. 12:35 209. DIS: 35, Signal 9 at Lobello's, Ames and Northwest. 12:35. 210. 35: (?) 211. DIS: 93. 212 DIS: Disregard. 212a. 15/2: Advise all emergency traffic to use some other route besides Industrial and have 283 cut traffic at Hines and Industrial. 212b. DIS: (Broadcast same as above.) 213. DIS: 21. 214 21: 21. 215 DIS: Code 3, Stemmons and Inwood Cut traffic 216. 21: 10-4. 217 75: 75. 218. DIS: 75. 219. 75: Signal 5. 220. DIS: 10-4. 221 65: 65 clear. (Noise) 12:36 222. DIS: 65 clear 12:36. 4, did you call? 223 4: Mockingbird. What's happened to the transmission on 1? 224. DIS: 4, we have a mike button stuck open. We can't hear anything. 224a. 4: (?) 225. DIS: 93. 226. DIS: Attention all emergency equipment. Attention all emergency equipment. Do not use Industrial Boulevard. Do not use Industrial Boulevard. 12:36. 227. 93: 93. 228. DIS: Location? 229. 93: Sylvan and Fort Worth. 230. 260: Witness says shots came from fifth floor, Texas Book Depository Store at Houston and Elm. I have him with me now and we are sealing off the building. 231. : 24. 232. DIS: 35, did you recieve? 233. 35: I got it. 234. DIS: 10-4. 235. 61: 61 clear. 236 DIS: 61 clear. 237. 4: 4 to 11, 1131. 238. 21: 21. 239. DIS: 21. 240. 21: Continue. 241 4(?): Number 4. 242. 93: 93 243. DIS: 93, Inwood and Stemmons and assist 24. 21, go up there to Hines and cut that service road off there where the ambulance can go to Parkland. 243a 93: 93, 10-4. 244. 24: 10-4. 245. 4: Yes, go ahead. 246. DIS: Did you call? 247. 4: Yes, I don't know what happened to the traffic officers assigned to Cedar Springs and Mockingbird, but they're not there and the traffic is really snafued. 247a. 32: 32 clear. 248. DIS: 3Z, on mark out, report to Cedar Springs and Mockingbird. 248a 32: 10-4. 249. : Signal(?) 12:38 250. DIS: 71, robbery of an individual, 2205 Cockrell. 12:38 251. 71: 2205. 252. 51: 51 clear. 253 DIS: 51 clear. 12:38. 254. 80: 80 clear. 255. DIS: 80 clear. 12:38. 256. 24: 24. 257. DIS: 24. 258. 24: These ambulances must have done passed through Stemmons and Inwood. 259. DIS: 10-4. 260. 58: 58.(?) 260a. 68: 68.(?) 261. 24: Was there an APB car supposed to be following the ambulance? 262. DIS: It's unknown, 24. 263. 58:(?) 58. (Much noise, sirens.) 264. 58:(?) 58. 264a 68:(?) 68. 265 21: 21. 266. DIS: 21. 267. 21: What did you want us to do here at the service road on Hines? 268. DIS: Is the ambulance gone through already? 269. 21: We just arrived. 270. DIS: Stand by there until we notify you. 271. 21: 10-4. 272. 20: 20. 273. DIS: 20. 274. 20: I'm on Hines in front of Parkland. What, what is this emergency on this ambulance? 275. DIS: 20, there has been a shooting in the downtown area involving the President. 276. 20: 10-4. 277. DIS: 242, call 654. 278. 242: 242 to 654. 279. 87: 87 clear. 12:40 280. DIS: 87 clear. 12:40. 281. 269: 269. 282. DIS: 269. 283. 269: Will you check with my supervisor and see what he wants me to (Splice in tape) go? I'm clear my second assignment. 284. DIS: 260. 285. 68: 68. 286. DIS: 68. 287. 68: Now about a Signal 18, 900 block South Buckner? 288. DIS: 260, 260. (242?) 289. 242: 242 on phone. 290. DIS: 10-4. 291. 4: 4. 292. DIS: 4. 293. 4: Is 32 one man or two man? 294. DIS: Be two man. 295. 4: 10-4. It's going to take at least two. 296. DIS: 10-4 32, have you arrived? 297. 32: No. We're away up in North Dallas on this call. We're about -- Webbs Chapel and Royal Lane right now. 298. 43: 43. 299. DIS: 10-4, 43. 300. 43: Clear at City Hall. 12:41 301. DIS: 43 and 53 clear. 12:41. 302. 222: 222 clear. 303. DIS: 222 clear. 304. 97: 97, Signal 4 at Westmoreland and Fort Worth Avenue. 305. DIS: Are you in service, 97? 305a. 97: 10-4. 306. 20: 20. 307. DIS: 20. 308. 20: That ambulance hasn't arrived on Hines yet. Do you have a location on it? 309. DIS: 601. 310. DIS: 101. 311. 101: 101. 312. DIS: Elm and Houston. 313. 101: 10-4. 313a. DIS: 160. 314. DIS: Meet 260, Elm and Houston, 101. 315. 160: 160. 316. 601: 601. 317. DIS: VVhat's your location, 601? 318. 601: Here at the market (hall?). 319 DIS: Repeat. 320. 601: I'm here at the market (hall?). 321. DIS: Disregard. 321a. : ...here at Parkland. 322. 2: 2. 323. 113: 113. 324. DIS: Attention all squads in the downtown area: Code 3 to Elm and Houston with caution. 325 43: 43 en route. 326. 102: 102 en route. 327. 233: 233. 328. DIS: 233. 329. 233: I'm sitting here at Elm and Houston. 330. DIS: 10-4. 331. 61: 61 en route 332 DIS: 61. (Noise) 333. : How many numbers do we have?(?) 333a. 77: 77. 334. DIS: 10-4, 77. 335 77:(?) Do you want me to go? 336. DIS: 63. 337. 63: 63. 338. DIS: Code 3, Elm and Houston. 339 63: En route. 340. DIS: 76, Code 3, Elm and Houston. 340a. : dead end. (?) 340b. : 97. (?) 340c. : Do you want me to go? (?) 341. DIS: 10-4. 342. 71: 71. 343. DIS: 71. 344 71: Corinth and Harwood. 345. DIS: Code 3. 346. 60: 60. 347 DIS: 60. 348. 60: Police garage 349. DIS: 10-4. 350. DIS: 80. 350a 66: 66. 351. 80: 80. 352. DIS: 100, are you en route? 353. 100: 100 en route from Industrial and Commerce. 354. DIS: 10-4. 355. 113: 113. 355a. : I'm en route. (?) 356 113: I'm at Gaston and Haskell. Want me to go? 357 DIS: Yes 358. DIS: 153, Code 3, Elm and Houston. 359. 386: 386. 360. 66: 66 en route. 361. DIS: 10-4. 362. : What do you want? (?) 363. DIS: 81. 364. 81: Corinth and Eighth. 365. 43: 43. 366. DIS: 43. 367. 43: Where do we report? 368. DIS: Elm and Houston. 369. 258: 258, Code 5. 370. DIS: 10-4, 258. 371 386: 386, Code 5. 372. DIS: 386 out. 373. 56: 56 clear for 5. 373a. DIS: 56, your location. 374. 56: East Jefferson. 12:45 375 DIS: Attention all squads. Attention all squads. The suspect in the shooting at Elm and Houston is reported to be an unknown white male, approximately thirty, slender build, height five feet ten inches, weight one hundred sixty-five pounds, reported to be armed with what is thought to be a .30 caliber rifle. Attention all squads. The suspect from Elm and Houston is reported to be an unknown white male about thirty, slender build, five feet ten inches tall, one hundred sixty-five pounds, armed with what is thought to be a 30-30 rifle. No further description at this time, or information. 12:45. KKB360, Dallas. 376 233: 233 377. 35: 35 clear. 377a. : 66 clear. 378. : What's he wanted for? 379. DIS: Signal 19, involving the President. 380 233: 233. 381. DIS: 233. 382. 233: He's thought to be in this Texas School Book Depository, here on the northwest corner of Elm and Houston. 383. 102: 102 out at this location. 384. DIS: 10-4, 102 and 233. 385. 81: 81. 386. DIS: 81. 387. 81: We're going north on Industrial from Corinth. 388 DIS: 10-4. 389 DIS: 87, 78, move into central Oak Cliff area. 390. 78: I'm about Kiest and Bonnie View. 391. 87: 87's going north on Marsalis at R. L. Thornton. 392. DIS: 10-4. 392a. 605: 605 393 : Clear. 393a 77: 77. 394. 77/79: 77/79, 1400 block Corinth. 395. : 187. 396. 93: 93. 397 DIS: 93. 398. 93: What is 24's location? 399 24: 24's at Stemmons and Continental. 400. 93: I'm 531. Where do you want me to go? 401. DIS: Report to the old School Book Depository around the Elm and Houston area 402. 95: 95 clear. 403. 77: 77. 404. DIS: Unit clearing? 405. 95: 95. 406. DIS: Clear. 407. 85: 85 clear. 12:46 408. DIS: 85 clear 12:46. 409. 77: 77. 409a. DIS: Unit Calling? 409b. 77: 77. 410. DIS: 77. 411. 77: Report where? 412. DIS: Yes, Elm and Houston, 77, at the School Book Depository. 413. 77: 10-4. 414. 603: 603. 415 : ...about Jackson and Houston. 416. 603: 2200 South Good-Latimer. 417. 116: 116 clear. 418. DIS: 116 clear. Report to the Triple Underpass. 419. 24: 24. 420. DIS: 24. 421 24: I'm going to be out at the Triple Underpass, right? 422. DIS: 10-4. 423. 69: 69. 424. 35: 35 clear. 12:47 425. DIS: 35 clear. 12:47 Your location? 426. 35: 105 Corinth. 427. DIS: Remain in service, 35. 428. 105: We're going to be out at Jackson and Houston. Walk up there. 429. 231: 231 clear. 430. DIS: 10-4, 231. 19, report to Elm and Houston. 431. 19: 10-4. Code 3? 432. DIS: Yes. 433 19: 10-4. 434 95: 95. 435. DIS: 95. 436. 95: What's going on? 437. DIS: Signal 19, involving the President. Suspect: white male, thirty, slender build, five feet ten inches, one hundred sixty-five pounds, believed to have used .30 caliber rifle. Believed to be in the old School Book Depository, Elm and Houston, at this time. 438. 550 car 2: 550/2 439. DIS: Go ahead 550. 440. 550 car 2: 550/2 and 104 en route to Elm and Houston, Code 3. 441. DIS: 10-4. 442. 174: 174 is en route. 443. DIS: Recieved. 444. 212: 212 is en route. 445. DIS: 212 out 446. 223: 223 at location. 447. 40: 40. 448 DIS: 40. 449. 40: Clear. Will head down that way from out here on Skillman. 450. DIS: 10-4, 40. 451 22: 22. (Siren) 452. 67: 67. 453. DIS: 23. 454. 22: 22. 455 DIS: 22. 456. 22: I'm at Industrial and Continental. Where do you want me? 457. DIS: Report vicinity the Triple Underpass, Elm and Houston. 458. 22: 10-4. 459 : Hey is there a (unknown) Stemmons? 460. 101: 87, I'm on south end Houston Street viaduct. 461. DIS: 10-4. 462 1 16: 1 16. 463: DIS: 116 464. 116: Any code on it? 465. DIS: 3. 466. 1 16: 10-4. 467. 81: 81. (siren) 468. DIS: 81. 469 81: Out. 470. DIS: 10-4. 471. 4: 4. 472 DIS: ...call station 7. 473. 4: 4. 473a. 76: 76 out 474. DIS: Repeat, 4. 475. 4: Who's in charge down there at that area? 476. DIS: 19 en route. He will be in charge. 477 4: 10-4. 478. DIS: 100 or 60. 479. 60: 60. 480. DIS: Have you arrived? 481. 60: Yes, I have just arrived at Elm and Houston now 482. DIS: 10-4. 12:49 483 DIS: 212, report to the downtown area. 12:49. 484. 23: 23. 485. 115: 115 is out downtown also. 486 223: 223 out, downtown. 487 15: 15 is at the scene. We --- The building's the old Purse Company on the east side of Houston. Somebody cut off on the back side, will you? Make sure that nobody leaves there. 488. DIS: 10-4, 15. 489. 15: 15's in charge down here - correction, 5's in charge. 490. DIS: 10-4. Did you recieve, 4? 491. 4: Yes, I did. Thank you. 492 : Any clothing description? 493. DIS: No clothing description. A white male, approximately thirty, slender build, five feet ten, weighs one sixty-five. 494. 605: 605. 495. DIS: 605.