In what movie theater was Lee Harvey Oswald arrested following the assassination of JFK?

Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested at the Texas Theater after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The theater was in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas.

On November 22, 1963, Oswald allegedly shot Kennedy from the Texas School Book Depository. About 45 minutes later, Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit was fatally shot. Shoe-store manager Johnny Brewer noticed Oswald acting suspiciously and followed him into the nearby theater.

Brewer alerted theater staff, who called police. Officers found Oswald seated near the rear of the auditorium while the film War Is Hell was playing. Officer Nick McDonald testified that Oswald resisted arrest and tried to fire a pistol before being subdued.

A common mix-up is confusing the Texas Theater with the Texas School Book Depository. The first was the site of Oswald’s arrest; the second was the building from which investigators concluded Kennedy was shot. Two days later, Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby before he could stand trial.