Echoes of History Ronald Reagan's Shooting and the Legacy of Presidential Assassination

The scene outside of the Washington Hilton moments before President Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981. Editor's note: As part of its “First ... On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously wounded outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr. Also wounded were. Police and Secret Service agents react during the assassination attempt on President Reagan. Reagan was hit by one of six shots fired by John ... On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan was walking out of the Washington Hilton Hotel where he had just addressed labor leaders when the mentally ... On March 30, 1981, President Reagan was shot and rushed to surgery. In the midst of this tragedy, his cabinet had to handle a major ... John Hinckley shot and wounded Ronald Reagan and staff members as he left the Hilton Hotel. John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in a failed assassination attempt, was fully released from court restrictions on Wednesday. March 30, 1981. An insane and obsessive young man named John Hinckley Jr. attemps to kill U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Rushed to a nearby hospital in critical ... Reagan nearly died from a chest wound. Three others, including Brady, were struck by bullets from Hinckley's handgun. Hinckley Jr., now 59, was found not guilty ... We can report that shots were fired as President Reagan left the Washington Hilton hotel following that address we carried live here on CNN. The ...