The Assassination Attempt of 40th President Ronald Reagan

How the President was able to escape death.

Carter Covington
The Crime Center
Published in
3 min readAug 25, 2023

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Photo Credits to the US Secret Service

On March 30, 1981, the United States was thrust into a state of shock and disbelief when President Ronald Reagan became the target of an assassination attempt. The events of that fateful day forever altered the course of history and underscored the vulnerability of even the most powerful…

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