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Forty Years Later, Los Angeles Firefighter's RFK Assassination Photos Released

Forty years after they were taken, LA City firefighter Harold Burba's photos of the aftermath from the Robert F. Kennedy assassination have been released. 

The photos were first published in the May-June edition of the Los Angeles Firefighter, the newspaper for United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, Local 112.

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  • LA Firefighter Harold Burba's photo of struggle with RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan, June 5, 1968. 

  • Close-up of effort to disarm assassin of Sen. Robert Kennedy, June 5, 1968. 

  • Aides cradle the head of Sen. Robert Kennedy, moments after he was shot, June 5, 1968. 

  • LA Firefighter Harold Burba snaps image as he rushes to kitchen of Ambassador Hotel during assassination of Robert Kennedy. 

  • On hand to document code violations, LA FF Harold Burba captured the moments after the assassination of Robert Kennedy.