What is John Hinckley Jr.?
{{BLP sources|date=May 2012}} [[File:John Hinckley, Jr. Mugshot.png|thumb|right|180px|Hinckley in March 1981]] '''John Warnock Hinckley, Jr.''' (born May 29, 1955) is the man who attempted to [[Assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan|assassinate]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]. On March 30, 1981, shortly after Reagan was elected, Hinckley shot at Reagan in [[Washington, D.C.]] Reagan was injured, but recovered quickly. Hinckley was tried, but was found not guilty, due to his [[insanity]]. He said the reason he shot the President was to get the attention of [[actress]] [[Jodie Foster]], of whom he was a fan. Hinckley has [[schizophrenia]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRipts/0004/11/tl.00.html |title=Should John Hinckley be allowed to go on unsupervised trips? |access-date=2012-05-17 |archive-date=2016-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527044500/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0004/11/tl.00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[dysthymia]], [[narcissistic personality disorder]] and [[schizoid personality disorder]]. He also has [[borderline personality disorder|borderline]] and [[passive-aggressive]] features.<ref>[http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/terrorists_spies/assassins/john_hinckley/9.html Dementia suburbia]</ref> He was born in [[Ardmore, Oklahoma]]. He also became a singer and song creator after he was released from psychiatric care.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baker|first=Damare|date=June 1, 2021|title=John Hinckley Jr., the Man Who Shot Reagan, Has a YouTube Channel Where He Sings His Own Songs|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/06/01/john-hinckley-jr-the-man-who-shot-reagan-has-a-youtube-channel-where-he-sings-his-own-songs/|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Washingtonian|language=en-US|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927190732/https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/06/01/john-hinckley-jr-the-man-who-shot-reagan-has-a-youtube-channel-where-he-sings-his-own-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref>