Ronald Reagan's Brush with Death The 1981 Shooting Examined

Ronald Reagan, the 40th president. Reagan was leaving a speech in Washington, D.C., and walking to his motorcade when he was shot by John ... The shooter was 30-year old John Hinckley. Hinckley said that he wanted to shoot President Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster. He planned ... WASHINGTON (AP) — The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory ... ... was over, he rushed outside to get a shot of the President waving to the crowd before getting into his limousine. “That day was the first day I ... The last was President Ronald Reagan, who, like Trump, survived an attack by a lone shooter. But that was in 1981 — a decidedly different ... The shooter was 30-year old John Hinckley. Hinckley said that he wanted to shoot President Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster. ... He planned the ... Hidden among the crowd was Hinckley, a ruddy boy who blended in so well that nobody realized he had the president in his sights. He shot at ... 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 ... It marks the spot where, 40 years ago today, President Ronald Reagan was shot and injured when would-be assassin John Hinckley fired six bullets ... Archive video shows the moment a gunmen shot former White House ... Get more news on. UP NEXT. 'Like a bomb dropped on it': Aerial view ...