John Hinckley Jr. seeks to live outside mental hospital

President Reagan waves to the crowd just before the assassination attempt outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington. Reagan was hit by one of six shots fired by John Hinckley Jr., who also seriously injured Press Secretary James Brady.

A Secret Service agent, automatic weapon drawn, yells orders after shots were fired at President Reagan on March 30, 1981, outside a Washington hotel.

President Reagan waves, then looks up before being shoved into the presidential limousine by Secret Service agents outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981.

President Reagan is shoved into a limousine by Secret Service agents after being shot outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981.

Police and Secret Service agents react during the assassination attempt on President Reagan. Reagan was hit by one of six shots fired by John Hinckley Jr., who also seriously injured Press Secretary James Brady (just behind the car).

Secret Service agent Timothy J. McCarthy, Washington Police Officer Thomas K. Delehanty and White House Press Secretary James Brady lie wounded outside a Washington hotel after shots were fired at President Reagan.

Secret Service Agent Timothy J. McCarthy is loaded into an ambulance after being wounded during an assassination attempt on President Reagan outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981.

White House officials James Baker, left, Edwin Meese III and Larry Speakes arrive at George Washington University Hospital to see President Reagan after the shooting March 30, 1981.

People wait in heavy rain outside George Washington University Hospital in Washington, March 30, 1981, for word about President Reagan’s condition after he was shot.

Vice President George H.W. Bush and the White House staff pose for a giant get well card for President Reagan, Press Secretary Jim Brady, Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy and District of Columbia Policeman Tom Delahanty.

Vice President George H.W. Bush gives a thumbs-up after visiting President Reagan in the hospital.