Mr. Belin. Well, could you describe what happened as you watched the motorcade turn? First, about how fast did the motorcade appear to be going?
Mr. Fischer. When the motorcade passed me, it was—uh—the driver was in process of making the wide turn there from Houston to Elm, and he was going very slow. I'd say, uh—10–15 miles an hour.
Mr. Belin. All right.
Then what happened?
Mr. Fischer. Well, the motorcade—the limousine made the wide turn and—uh—they went out of our view just as they began to straighten up onto Elm Street because there were people standing along the curb all the way around—and that's when the limousine went out of my view and I started watching the other cars behind the Presidential limousine.
Mr. Belin. And then what happened?
Mr. Fischer. Well, as I looked around to watch these other cars, I heard a shot. At first I thought it was a firecracker. And—uh—everybody got quiet. There was no yelling or shouting or anything. Everything seemed to get real still. And—uh—the second shot rang out, and then everybody—from where I was standing—everybody started to scatter. And—uh—then the third shot.
At first, I thought there were four, but as I think about it more, there must have been just three.
Mr. Belin. At first, you thought there were four shots?
Mr. Fischer. Yes.