Mr. Dulles. Is it possible that the assassin attempted to fire when the car was behind the tree or going into the tree, that that shot went astray, and that that accounts for, if there was a longer delay between one and two, that would account for it, and then the lethal shots were fired or the wound, the one shot that was fired that hit the two and then the lethal shot was fired immediately after. It is speculation.
Mr. McCloy. I think that must be speculation because there certainly is conflicting evidence as to the intervals between the first and the second shot and the second and the third shot.
Mr. Dulles. I think if you will read the testimony you will find it at least 2 to 1 except for the people in the car.
Mr. McCloy. Maybe, but what weight do you give these, I don't know. I think that is quite possible that a bullet was deflected by that tree, but there is no evidence whatever of the bullet landing anywhere in the street or among the crowd.
And yet there seems to be no doubt at all that three shots were fired.
Mr. Dulles. That seems to be the evidence.
Mr. McCloy. At least three shots were fired, and probably three shots were fired because of the three shells that were found.
Mr. Dulles. Three shells?
Mr. McCloy. Yes.
Mr. Dulles. We probably won't settle that today.