Man who shot US President Reagan free from surveillance

The man who shot US President Ronald Reagan in 1981, John Hinckley, will no longer be under court supervision from June next year. The man was already in 2016 released from a psychiatric hospital.

“If it wasn’t the president he was trying to kill, he would have been released unconditionally a long time ago,” the judge said. Hinckley, 66, is showing no symptoms of mental illness or aggressive behavior. He is also no longer interested in weapons, the judge concluded.

The US Department of Justice wants to keep the man under observation for another nine months because of two recent important developments in his life. For example, he recently started living alone for the first time in forty years and one of his therapists is retiring. Until next June, Hinckley will be under the supervision of therapists and his freedom of movement will be restricted.

The president suffered a lung perforation in the attack. A White House employee was shot in the head and partially paralyzed.

Obsession with Jodie Foster

Hinckley shot Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster, who made him obsessed with the film Taxi Driver. Hinckley was declared completely insane and was never convicted of the attack.

Hinckley shot Reagan in front of the Hilton Hotel in Washington DC:

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