John Hinckley Jr., the failed assassin who shot President Ronald Reagan and three others just months into his presidency in 1981, is now promoting his upcoming concert in New York City.
“I will be singing 17 songs at my show in Brooklyn, NY. on July 8. All originals,” Hinckley tweeted on Friday, two days after U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Paul L. Friedman granted Hinckley unconditional release from any existing restrictions, which will begin on June 15.
I will be singing 17 songs at my show in Brooklyn, NY. on July 8. All originals. pic.twitter.com/9GRn2Cr3Tb
— John Hinckley (@JohnHinckley20) June 3, 2022
“A big thank you to everyone who helped me get my unconditional release. What a long strange trip it has been,” Hinckley tweeted on Wednesday, after the ruling. “Now it’s time to rock and roll.”
A big thank you to everyone who helped me get my unconditional release. What a long strange trip it has been. Now it’s time to rock and roll.
— John Hinckley (@JohnHinckley20) June 1, 2022
The failed assassin of President Reagan first announced his upcoming concert in April, tweeting, “Big news!! I will be performing on July 8 at the Market Hotel in Brooklyn, NY. Get your tickets while you can.”
Chaos surrounds shooting victims immediately after the assassination attempt on President Reagan, March 30, 1981, by John Hinkley Jr. outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. Injured in the shooting are Press Secretary James Brady and Agent Timothy McCarthy. (Dirck Halstead/Liaison)
The July 8 concert has reportedly sold out.
Big news!! I will be performing on July 8 at the Market Hotel in Brooklyn, NY. Get your tickets while you can.
— John Hinckley (@JohnHinckley20) April 8, 2022
In 1981, Hinckley shot Reagan, White House press secretary James Brady, a secret service agent, and a police officer in Washinton, D.C., as Breitbart News previously noted:
On March 30, 1981, President Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton after making a speech to the AFL-CIO conference. Just before making it to his presidential limousine, Hinkley opened fire striking the President in the chest. Press Secretary Brady was struck in the right side of his head. The two law enforcement officers were also struck by his bullets.
Both Brady and Officer Delahanty received permanent disabilities from their wounds. When Brady eventually died in 2014, his death was ruled as being connected to the shooting and was classified as a homicide. Delahanty was forced to retire from the police department. He still lives in the Washington, D.C. area. Agent McCarthy, the fourth Secret Service agent to actually “take a bullet for the president,” was shot in the abdomen and fully recovered from his wound. He retired from the Secret Service in 1993.
Hinckley’s trial culminated with a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity, and in 2016, the failed assassin was conditionally released from a mental hospital following a ruling by Friedman, who now claims Hinckley is “no longer a danger to himself or others.”
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