The Disturbing Details of Ronald Reagan's Assassination Attempt

On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan, then president of the United States, was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, DC. shot US President Ronald Reagan with a 22-caliber revolver loaded with explosive charges designed to explode on contact. Hinckley believed the ... Forty years ago, on March 30, 1981, John Hinckley, Jr. fired shots at President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton, including one that ... Streaming now at https://abc7.ws/484PqhJ The country hasn't seen an assassination attempt on a president or a presidential candidate since ... seriously wounded the president and three others on March 30, 1981. The incident marked the first time a sitting U.S. president survived being ... Reagan nearly died from a chest wound. Three others, including Brady, were struck by bullets from Hinckley's handgun. On March 30, 1981, AP photographer Ron Edmonds made pictures of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that would earn him the Pulitzer ... Hinckley was found not guilty of the shooting by reason of insanity in 1982 and ordered to live at a psychiatrist hospital. In the 2000s, ... WASHINGTON - On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel, along with three other ... 'Violence is not the way to go. Give peace a chance,' Hinckley says after former president was inches away from losing his life at ...