Topic: Ronald Reagan

Reagan shooter says he is safe to release

A lawyer for John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate then-president Ronald Reagan in 1981, sought Monday to prove his client can be safely released 30 years after the attack.Hinckley, 56, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in ...

US hospital seeks to free Reagan shooter

A US government mental hospital is seeking to eventually set free John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate ex-president Ronald Reagan in 1981, CNN reported on its website.Hinckley, now 56, was committed to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington in 1982 ...