Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated J. D. Tippit.
Lee Harvey Oswald . Following Kennedy 's assassination , Oswald was initially arrested for the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit , who was killed on a Dallas street about 45 minutes after Kennedy was shot . Texas Theatre . It gained historical significance on November 22 , 1963 as the location of Lee Harvey Oswald 's arrest for the Assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and the killing of Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit .