(NEWSER) – A Virginia medical examiner ruled today that the death of James Brady, Ronald Reagans former press secretary, was actually a homicide, NBC Washington reports. Brady was severely wounded with a bullet to the head when John Hinckley tried to assassinate Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in 1981. The injury left Brady partly paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair with poor speech. Now, according to an autopsy, his death a few days ago was caused by complications from Hinkleys bullet. Media reports say Hinckley could be charged in Bradys death: There is no statute of limitations on murder in either the federal or state system, says an NBC justice correspondent, but he adds that officials may choose against taking action. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the assassination attempt and has spent years as a mental patient at a hospital in Washington, DC. His health has improved to the point where hes spending more than 50% of his free time on visits outside the hospital...
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 18:40:03 +0000
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