Conspiracy Theories and the Reagan Shooting Fact vs. Fiction

John Hinckley, Who Shot President Reagan, Wins Unconditional Release. NPR. By Carrie Johnson. Published September 27, 2021 at 11:11 AM EDT. John Hinckley, the man who shot and wounded then-US President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981, has been granted unconditional release 41 years after ... In 1981, then President Ronald Reagan was shot outside a hotel in downtown Washington. CBS News' Robert Costa reflects on that historic ... John Hinckley Jr tried to kill President Reagan and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Now he wants to go free. It's been four decades since the attempt on President Ronald Reagan's life. News4's Pat Collins looks back on March 30, 1981: the day that ... John W. Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan, White House press secretary James Brady and two officers outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981, less ... For James Brady, the shot to his head left him partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Image. President Reagan in the ... ... President Ronald Reagan made it home from the Washington Hinton Hotel alive. ... But on March 30, 1981, it all came down to six shots ... John Hinckley Jr. shot Ronald Reagan here outside of the Hilton Hotel. He was deranged and was trying to impress actress Jody Foster. Moreover, he'd been ... WASHINGTON - On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel, along with three other ...