After the assassin shot, a large African-American bystander punched him and wrestled him to the ground, preventing the assassin from firing more. Whose presidential assassination am I describing and who was the bystander?

maskman22

Are you referring to the Robert Kennedy assassination? Sirhan Sirhan was wrestled to the ground by Rosey Greir and Rafer Johnson.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_assassination May 18 09, 11:22 AM

queproblema

This was the assassination of Pres. William McKinley by Leon Czolgosz. The bystander was James Parker. "McKinley reached out to take Czolgosz's "bandaged" hand, but before he could shake it Czolgosz pulled the trigger twice. James Benjamin "Big Ben" Parker, a six-foot six inch black waiter from Atlanta who was laid-off by the exposition's Plaza Restaurant, standing immediately behind Czolgosz, punched him in the face and tackled him, knocking the gun from Czolgosz's hand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley_assassination May 18 09, 11:31 AM

Datsmeharse

Qp, you doll, you got it. Sirhan's capture was very similar, and fits everything except the word 'presidential.' May 18 09, 11:45 AM