Assassination News Report. Assassination of RFK- Wikipedia Page. Kennedy's body lay in repose at St.
Patrick's Cathedral in New York for two days before a funeral mass was held on June 8. His body was interred near his brother John at Arlington National Cemetery. Assassination in Pictures. Senator Robert F Kennedy was fatally shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on 5 June 1968.
The Guardian's US correspondent at the time, Alistair Cooke, wrote then of hearing 'a crackle of sharp sounds … An exploded flash bulb maybe, more like a man banging a tray several times against a wall'. The Guardian is revisiting Cooke's coverage for this newspaper and the BBC on the 90th anniversary of the first regular news broadcasts by the corporation.
The Assassin: Sirhan Sirhan.