John Hinckley Jr. seeks to live outside mental hospital

Picture taken in front of the White House of John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Reagan in Washington on March 30, 1981, as the culmination of an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has remained under institutional psychiatric care since.

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May 11, 2015 8:06 AM PT

Hinckley was 25 when a jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity in the assassination attempt on President Reagan in 1981, which also seriously wounded Press Secretary James Brady.

1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan

President Reagan waves to the crowd just before the assassination attempt outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington. Reagan was hit by one of six shots fired by John Hinckley Jr., who also seriously injured Press Secretary James Brady.

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A Secret Service agent, automatic weapon drawn, yells orders after shots were fired at President Reagan on March 30, 1981, outside a Washington hotel.

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President Reagan waves, then looks up before being shoved into the presidential limousine by Secret Service agents outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981.

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President Reagan is shoved into a limousine by Secret Service agents after being shot outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981.

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Police and Secret Service agents react during the assassination attempt on President Reagan. Reagan was hit by one of six shots fired by John Hinckley Jr., who also seriously injured Press Secretary James Brady (just behind the car).

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Secret Service agent Timothy J. McCarthy, Washington Police Officer Thomas K. Delehanty and White House Press Secretary James Brady lie wounded outside a Washington hotel after shots were fired at President Reagan.

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Secret Service Agent Timothy J. McCarthy is loaded into an ambulance after being wounded during an assassination attempt on President Reagan outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981.

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White House officials James Baker, left, Edwin Meese III and Larry Speakes arrive at George Washington University Hospital to see President Reagan after the shooting March 30, 1981.

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People wait in heavy rain outside George Washington University Hospital in Washington, March 30, 1981, for word about President Reagan’s condition after he was shot.

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Vice President George H.W. Bush and the White House staff pose for a giant get well card for President Reagan, Press Secretary Jim Brady, Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy and District of Columbia Policeman Tom Delahanty.

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