Thomas K. Delahanty ( born c. 1935 ) is a former District of Columbia policeman who was wounded during the assassination attempt on U.S. President Ronald Reagan on Monday , March 30 , 1981 , in Washington , D.C. President Reagan , White House Press Secretary James Brady , and Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy were also wounded in the crossfire . Delahanty was shot in the neck by the second of John Hinckley , Jr. 's six bullets , and he fell to the ground next to Brady who was shot in the head and seriously wounded
assassination attempt
Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
Thomas Delahanty