 As reported later, a bearded man had walked out into the road after the carriage had passed; he removed a Winchester carbine rifle hidden under his overcoat, knelt on one knee and fired at the King from a distance of about .The shot struck the king's neck, killing him instantly; another gunman in the square opened fire at the carriage while onlookers ran in panic.The first assassin, later identified as Manuel Buíça (a teacher and former sergeant dismissed from the army), continued to fire.