New photos from MLK shooting

Never published in LIFE. Colleagues gather on the balcony outside the Lorraine Motel's room 306, just a few feet from where Dr. King was shot, April 4, 1968.

A new article was just published by LIFE showcasing the photos taken on the day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s shooting. Photographer Henry Groskinsky and writer Mike Silva were in Alabama when they raced 200 miles to the scene where they were able to walk right into the crime scene. The incredible access Groskinsky had was shown in the amazing behind the scenes photos. “I was astonished by how desolate it all was,” said Groskinsky. 

These photos were never published by LIFE until now. At the time many people were still shook up about that shooting that LIFE decided to wait on publishing the photos.