John Warnock Hinckley Jr. ( born May 29 , 1955 ) is an American man who , on March 30 , 1981 , attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington , D.C . He wounded Reagan with a bullet that ricocheted and hit Reagan in the chest . He also wounded police officer Thomas Delahanty and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy , and critically wounded Press Secretary James Brady , who died 33 years later
assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan
Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
John Hinckley Jr.