Tragedy struck tonight in Washington DC ending with 2 murders and killers out on the loose. Tonight Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, Henry Rathbone, and his wife all attended the following play “Our American Cousin” written by Laura Keene. With the Lincoln’s arriving late, John Wilkes Booth had the advantage of knowing exactly where the Lincolns were located. Hiding in the darkness of the theater John Wilkes Booth was able to sneak towards the President’s box with a .44 caliber and a knife ready for an easy attack since there seemed to be no guards out on the watch. Booth shot Lincoln in the head before Lincoln had any chance of reacting to the shot, witnesses say (Mrs. Rathbone) on the way to escape, Booth stabbed Henry Rathbone on the shoulder.