If you are asking was Abraham Lincoln conscious after he was shot, the answer is no. He was shot, and was comatose for approximately 9 hours before he died. He was conscious a … t the time he was shot; he was engrossed in watching a play, when Booth came through an unguarded, and unlocked door, and shot him, once point blank, in the back of the head. + 9 others found this useful. Greg Painting.