John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, announced Monday that he will open a music store in Virginia.
Hinckley told the X show that the store will be located in Williamsburg, Virginia, but he has not yet released the name. The facility is expected to open “within a week or two.” Reactions to Hinckley's announcement ranged from crass jokes to anger at his release.
“I'm planning to open a music store in Williamsburg, Virginia,” he wrote to X, including the store's address. “Grand opening is in 1-2 weeks!”
Since its release in 2022, Hinckley has been trying to make a career out of music, posting some of his songs on his public YouTube channel. He has also performed in multiple concerts since its release, and announced his next performance in February.
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John Hinckley Jr. said he plans to open a music store in Virginia. (Screenshot/CBS Morning)
Reactions to Hinckley's announcement poured in from X's approximately 63,000 followers.
“I'm glad I tried it,” one user wrote.
“Are you going to work as John's security guard?” another joked.
This November 18, 2003 file photo shows John Hinckley Jr. arriving at U.S. District Court in Washington. In an interview, Hinckley admitted to killing former White House press secretary James Brady. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
However, other respondents were less amused, with one outright arguing that Hinckley “should be in jail.”
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Another user wrote, “Mental excuses kept you out of jail. It's an injustice that you are free to do that. Another sad decision by a liberal justice system.”
John Hinckley Jr. mug shot on March 30, 1981. (Bureau of Prisons, Getty Images)
Hinckley shot and killed four people on March 30, 1981, including President Reagan, then-White House Press Secretary James Brady, a Secret Service agent, and a police officer. Brady suffered from complications throughout his life, and his death in 2014 was ruled a homicide.
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Mr. Hinckley spent more than 30 years in a psychiatric hospital after being found not guilty of attempted assassination by reason of insanity. He was granted conditional release back to his mother's home in 2016, but that condition was lifted in 2022 and he has been completely free ever since.
