[Not asked source of shots.]

The President’s automobile had passed and was a short way down Elm Street towards the underpass when I heard something like a gun shot and then a second and third shot close together. [Report does not reveal if Arce was asked the source of the shots.]

To the best of my knowledge there were three shots and they came from the direction of the railroad tracks near the parking lot at the west end of the Depository Building.

Mr. BALL. Did you hear shots?
Mr. ARCE. Three.
Mr. BALL. How many?
Mr. ARCE. Three.
Mr. BALL. Where did you make out the direction of the sound?
Mr. ARCE. Yeah, I thought they came from the railroad tracks to the west of the Texas School Book Depository. (3H365)

Mr. BALL. Now, it sounded to you that the shots came from what direction?
Mr. ARCE. From the tracks on the west deal.
Mr. BALL. How many shots did you hear?
Mr. ARCE. Three.
Mr. BALL. Did you look back at the building?
Mr. ARCE. No, I didn’t think they came from there. I just looked directly to the railroad tracks and all the people started running up there and I just ran along with them.
Mr. BALL. Did you go up to the railroad tracks?
Mr. ARCE. Yeah.
Mr. BALL. Did you see anything up there?
Mr. ARCE. No, and they told us go back there and I went back inside the building. (3H366)