William McKinley was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music.
William McKinley Jr. -LRB- January 29 , 1843 -- September 14 , 1901 -RRB- was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 25th President of the United States from March 4 , 1897 until his assassination in September 1901 , six months into his second term .	25th President of the United States	List of Presidents of the United States	his assassination	Assassination of William McKinley
On September 6 , 1901 , William McKinley , the 25th President of the United States , was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo , New York .	President	president of the United States	McKinley	William McKinley	Temple of Music	Temple of Music	Pan-American Exposition	Pan-American Exposition	Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	New York	New York (state)	William McKinley	William McKinley	25th	List of Presidents of the United States	President of the United States	President of the United States
