where did mlk get assassinated

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.

Quick Scoop

• The assassination took place on the balcony outside room 306 of the Lorraine Motel, where King was staying with colleagues.

• He was shot at about 6:01 p.m. and was later pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Memphis.

• The Lorraine Motel site is now part of the National Civil Rights Museum, preserving the location as a major historical landmark in the United States.

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