 He supported his brother throughout the movement but never took the limelight away from him.King often traveled with his brother and was with him in Memphis on April 4, 1968, when his brother was shot dead.King was in the room directly beneath Martin's at the Lorraine Hotel when the gun blast went off, and when he saw his brother lying mortally wounded, he had to be restrained by others due to the shock and overwhelming emotion he was experiencing.