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Hinckley Says He's Sorry for Shooting That Wounded Reagan
The man who wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 apologized for his actions in a TV interview that aired Tuesday.
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John Hinckley Jr. Freed From Court Oversight After Decades
John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from court oversight. The development Wednesday ended decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals after Hinckley shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981. U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman had announced Hinckley’s pending released earlier this month, saying that he had shown no signs of active mental illness since the...
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John Hinckley Getting Full Freedom 41 Years After Shooting President Reagan
A federal judge has given his final blessing to full freedom for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
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Is John Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, No Longer a Threat?
A federal judge is considering whether the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan should be be unconditionally released from the restrictions he’s been living under
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Lawyers to Urge No Restrictions for Reagan Shooter Hinckley
Lawyers for the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan are scheduled to argue in court that 66-year-old John Hinckley should be freed from restrictions placed on him after he moved out of a Washington hospital
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Unconditional Release of Reagan's Would-Be Assassin to Be Weighed
A court hearing has been scheduled regarding whether the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can live without restrictions in the home he shares with his mother and brother in Virginia.
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The Day the President Almost Died: A Look Back at the Reagan Assassination Attempt
On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was steps away from the presidential limousine when six shots rang out toward him at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. One of the bullets had punctured his lung before it lodged itself close to his heart. See the photos.
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40 Years Later: Marking the Anniversary of the Assassination Attempt on President Ronald Reagan
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 shook the country.
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Judge Allows Would-Be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley to Publicly Display His Artwork
A federal judge has ruled that the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can now publicly display his writings, artwork and music
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John Hinckley, Man Who Shot Reagan in 1981, Seeks Full Unconditional Release
John Hinckley is seeking an “unconditional release” from court supervision just months before the 40th anniversary of his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. In a court hearing Wednesday, an attorney for Hinckley asked a D.C. federal judge to promptly schedule a hearing on whether to remove restrictions on Hinckley.