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The Reagan Shooting: Video Stills Image 1 This diagram shows who was hit when and where, after John Hinckley, Jr. opened fire on President Reagan and his entourage, according to the "official" side of the story. This diagram will nonetheless help you visualize the positions of each person at the time of the assassination attempt. According to the government's version of the incident, Hinckley waited outside the hotel with a .22 short barreled revolver (actually an RG-14) loaded with six Devastator bullets. As the president approached his limousine, Hinckley fired six shots and wounded four people. The first shot hit Brady, the second hit Delahanty, the third landed in a building across the street, the forth hit McCarty, and the fifth hit the limousine's window. The sixth shot hit the side of the limo, slid down the car, ricocheted between the car body and window and wounded Reagan. Image 2 The first shot is at time marker 2:00 on two of the tapes and 2:01 on the other. This series of JPEG still video images shows Reagan with his left arm raised. Reagan was wounded under the left arm, just under the arm pit, by a bullet which had ricocheted and flattened to the size of a dime. Image 3 On the photo marked 2:11 Reagan is wincing, although this is shown more clearly on the actual videotape. Another photo was taken at the same time which also shows Reagan's "grimace." Markers 2:10 and 2:11 denote the second shot. Brady, barely visible behind Delahanty in the bottom photo, falls. Reagan still has his left arm raised. Image 4 Markers 2:24 and 2:25 show the third shot. Although it is not obvious in the still photo, this is the shot that hits Delahanty. Note that by this time Parr has grabbed Reagan from behind and has pinned his left arm to Reagan's side. Parr does not let go during the remaining time. After this shot, therefore, it is impossible for a bullet to enter Reagan's chest under the left arm. Image 5 The fourth shot occurs at markers 3:01 and 3:02. This is the shot which hit McCarthy in his right abdomen and spins him around. Note that Parr still has Reagan's left arm pinned and is shoving him towards the limo. Image 6 Stills 3:04-3:10 show Parr pushing Reagan into the limo. By 3:10 Reagan is out of sight. This is before the fifth shot is fired. Note that all of the persons wounded in the shooting have been shot except, supposedly, Reagan. Image 7 The two photos at marker 3:27 are the most revealing of all. This is the fifth shot. The photos show the back of Parr's light gray coat. Parr is in the gap between the car body and window, and Reagan is in front of Parr with his left arm pinned. By the fifth shot, Reagan is inside the limo with Parr on top. Reagan cannot be wounded without a bullet hitting Parr, and this is the fifth shot, not the last one. Hinckley's hand and gun are visible in the bottom right corner; it is obvious that he could only have shot Parr at this time, not Reagan. Image 8 The last shot occurs at marker 4:05. Only a very small section of Parr's back remains outside of the limo. Also note that Hinckley's arm is being pushed down by a secret service agent who is attacking Hinckley. This shot, according to the government, is the one which wounded Reagan. Unless Hinckley was using some sort of "magic bullet," that is impossible. Back To Main Article
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