Tragedy at the Hilton Who Paid the Ultimate Price?

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 ... ... President Ronald Reagan, had been years in the making, a Post review found. Advertisement. Story continues below advertisement. Spurred by a ... Hinckley fired six shots in 1981 outside a hotel in Washington in a deranged attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster, striking the then ... John Hinckley, Who Shot President Reagan, Wins Unconditional Release. NPR. By Carrie Johnson. Published September 27, 2021 at 11:11 AM EDT. Washington, D.C., when John Hinckley Jr., attempted to assassinate him. ... shot beneath his left arm pit, and rushed him into emergency surgery ... ... president interrupted a trip to Texas after the shooting of President Ronald Reagan ... U.S. President Ronald Reagan winces and raises his left arm as he was shot ... On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot Reagan in an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Reagan suffered a punctured lung but ... 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, ... John Hinckley will be monitored for the next nine months, and if he doesn't get into any more trouble, he'll win full unconditional release from ... 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 ...