at 12:30 p:m, the motorcade turned to dealey plaza. the first lady heard loud bangs and she thought it was a motorcycle backfiring. she did not realize that it was a gunshot until she heard governor connally scream. two more shots had been fired, three of them hit her husband in the head. she quickly began to climb onto the back of the limousine. some believe she was reaching across the trunk for a piece of her husband's skull that had been blown off. secret service agent clint hill ran to the car telling her back to go back to her seat. she would later say that she did not remember climbing behind the car.