Kennedy was riding Self_motion with his wife Jacqueline , Texas Governor John Connally , and Connally 's wife Nellie when he was fatally shot Use_firearm by former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald firing Use_firearm in ambush Attack from a nearby building Building .

Oswald was arrested Arrest by the Dallas Police Department 70 minutes after the initial shooting Use_firearm .

Oswald was charged Judgment_communication under Texas state law with the murder Killing of Kennedy , as well as that of Dallas policeman J. D. Tippit , who had been fatally shot Use_firearm a short time after the assassination Killing .

Oswald was taken Bringing to Parkland Memorial Hospital where he soon died Death .

Ruby was convicted Legal_rulings of Oswald 's murder Killing , though it was later overturned Change on appeal Protest , and Ruby died Death in prison in 1967 while awaiting a new trial Legal_rulings .

Tropical Cyclone Oswald in 2013 passed Motion_directional over parts of Queensland and New South Wales , Australia over a number of days , causing Causation widespread impact Influence including severe storms , flooding Catastrophe , and water spouts .