Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy in Dallas.
Lee Harvey Oswald . Oswald shot and killed Kennedy as the President traveled by motorcade through Dealey Plaza in the city of Dallas , Texas . In September 1964 , the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone in assassinating Kennedy by firing three shots from the Texas School Book Depository . The Texas School Book Depository , now known as the Dallas County Administration Building , is a seven-floor building facing Dealey Plaza in Dallas , Texas , United States .