D.C. Police Rule James Brady’s Death a Homicide

According to NBC News, Washington, D.C. police have ruled that former White House Press Secretary James Brady’s death was a homicide stemming from the bullet wounds he suffered in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley.

NBC broke the news on Twitter Friday afternoon:

JUST IN: James Brady’s death ruled homicide – from John Hickley’s gunshot in 1981 http://t.co/ylaEIUMBOe pic.twitter.com/Kvsc585ILB

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 8, 2014

Following the shooting, Brady remained unable to move the left side of his body and was confined to a wheelchair until he died this week at the age of 73. He dedicated his life to gun control reform, championing the Brady Bill of 1993 that required background checks for firearm purchases.

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