John Hinckley was 25 years old he when shot and wounded President Reagan outside of a hotel in Northwest Washington. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington Post)John Hinckley was 25 years old he when shot and wounded President Reagan outside of a hotel in Northwest Washington. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington Post)The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago is going home — this time it seems, for good. John W. Hinckley Jr. was released from St. Elizabeths Hospital on Saturday morning, the culmination of his decades-long rehabilitation in a D.C. mental hospital. With mixed emotions, residents of Williamsburg, Va., prepare for the release and arrival of the man who shot President Ronald Reagan, John Hinckley Jr. Hinckley is expected to leave a mental hospital full-time on Sept.10.

Source: Washington Post September 10, 2016 10:08 UTC