MIKE EVENS/AFP/Getty ImagesThis photo taken by presidential photographer Mike Evens on March 30, 1981 shows police and Secret Service agents reacting during the assassination attempt on then United States president Ronald Reagan, after a conference outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Reagan was hit by one of six shots fired by John Hinckley, who also seriously injured press secretary James Brady (just behind the car).
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The order allows him to live full time with his mother in Williamsburg, Virginia, but still under certain restrictions, CNN reported. Though they all survived the shooting, Brady’s 2014 death was ruled a homicide because he died from brain damage caused by the 1981 gunshot wound. The others recovered from their injuries.
In late July, a federal judge ruled that Hinckley no longer posed a danger to himself or others, and doctors have now said his depression and diagnosis are in remission.
St. Elizabeths, Hinckley’s home for most of the past 35 years, opened in 1855, and was the first federally-run psychiatric hospital.
He will have to live with several limits while in Williamsburg: he can not have social media accounts without permission.
John Warnock Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
John Hinckley Jr. left St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington Saturday. As Hinckley walked past, the man, who did not want to be named, said he heard several people from the hospital saying goodbye to Hinckley.
The judge imposed dozens of conditions on Hinckley’s release. He is also required to carry a GPS-enabled phone, avoid government buildings and continue regular psychiatric treatment.
Hinckley used an insanity defense during his trial, and was committed to a mental hospital for treatment.
“Hinckley already spends 17 days each month with his mother in the Kingsmill resort community in Williamsburg”.
Hinckley began three-day visits to Williamsburg a decade ago.
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Hinckley must also stay away from the two victims who are still living, as well as the families of all his victims.
