Reagan assassination attempt

The attempted assassination of United States President Ronald Reagan occurred on March 30, 1981, 69 days into his presidency. While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. The most seriously wounded victim, James Brady, died decades later of complications related to his injuries. Hinckley's motivations for the attack was to impress actress Jodie Foster, who he had developed an obsession over after seeing her in the film Taxi Driver.