Exploring the Motives The Assassination Attempt on Ronald Reagan

35 Years Ago Reagan Was Nearly Assassinated · 35 years ago, John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress ... Within 1.7 seconds of the first shot, a baby-faced spectator in the crowd, soon identified as John W. Hinckley Jr., had emptied the chamber of ... John Hinckley Jr. said he doesn't remember what he was feeling when he fired the shots that wounded Ronald Reagan and three others. Author: ... An attempted Presidential assassination shook Central Jerseyans ― and the nation ― when President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest on Monday, ... 40 YEARS AGO TODAY: On March 30, 1981, an attempted assassin shot President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Streaming now at https://abc7.ws/484PqhJ The country hasn't seen an assassination attempt on a president or a presidential candidate since ... Washington, D.C., when John Hinckley Jr., attempted to assassinate him. ... shot beneath his left arm pit, and rushed him into emergency surgery ... Hinckley shot Reagan and three others in a 1981 failed assassination attempt in Washington, D.C.. ... president or presidential candidate was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was shot. Hear from reporter Lem Tucker, who witnessed that shooting and ... Reagan explained what happened after his father was shot outside the Washington Hilton in 1981 — a shocking event that could have claimed the ...