</s>Case Number: 94-HQ-11960A6 Serial(s): 39 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The FBI maintained four test rounds of ammunition fired from a rifle alleged to have been used by James Earl Ray during the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. These rounds were obtained as part of forensic tests conducted shortly after the assassination. They were stored in the FBI's archived ammunition file, which serves as the standard location for cataloging and storing test ammunition. In anticipation of a request for access to these rounds as part of a recent inquiry, the FBI retrieved them from the archive. The rounds had not been previously requested.  

Key People: James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr.  
Key Locations: Washington, D.C., FBI Laboratory  
Key Events: Forensic testing of ammunition, storage of test rounds in FBI archives, retrieval of rounds for a new inquiry  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

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