John Hinckley to perform concert in Brooklyn decades after Reagan assassination attempt

Monday, April 11, 2022
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The man infamous for his attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan back in 1981, is set to perform at a concert venue in Brooklyn this summer.

John Hinckley Jr. tweeted on Saturday, saying that he's "very excited" about his upcoming show on July 8.

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He says the show is set to take place at the Market Hotel, located at 1140 Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick.

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Tickets for the show are going for $20.

Hinckley's assassination attempt on President Reagan took place on March 31, 1981.
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Despite seriously injuring the president as well as three others, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity.



Hinckley was released from institutional psychiatric care in September of 2016.


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