Who killed Abraham Lincoln and how did he die?

John Wilkes an actor killed Abraham Lincoln in April of 1865. Abe Lincoln died from his injuries after being shot by a pistol

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, murderous attack on Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C., on the evening of April 14, 1865. Shot in the head by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln died the next morning.