President Ronald Reagan is shot by John Hinckley, Jr. while leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton. While aiming at Reagan Hinckley also wounded White House Press Secretary James Brady, Washington D.C. police officer Timothy Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy. Hinckley was later found not guilty due to insanity, and is currently confined to a mental institution.
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