Ronald Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr set to leave mental hospital

A judge says the man who attempted to assassinate president Ronald Reagan will be allowed to leave a Washington mental hospital and live full time in Virginia.

Ronald Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr set to leave mental hospital
Thu, 28 Jul, 2016 - 01:00

Judge Paul Friedman ruled that John Hinckley Jr is ready to live in the community.

His ruling comes more than 35 years after the March 30, 1981, shooting outside a Washington hotel in which then-president Reagan and three others were injured.

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