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Updated August 14, The first recorded attempt on a president's life occurred on Jan. Lawrence, found guilty by reason of insanity, died in an insane asylum in Roosevelt had already left office but was trying for a third term as an independent. Shrank's aim was good, but the bullet hit the eyeglass case in the president's breast pocket, as well as a voluminous copy of the speech he was about to give, saving his life. Shrank died in a mental institution in Wisconsin in A total of five people were hit by the hail of bullets.
Rumors ran rampant for a while that the actual target was Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak, who was in attendance, sustained a bullet wound and eventually died. Zangara confessed and was sentenced to 80 years in prison but died of peritonitis on March 6, Harry Truman 's life was threatened on November 1, Would-be assassins Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola, both Puerto Rican activists, stormed the home where Truman was staying while the White House underwent renovations.
The President was under heavy guard at the time and Torresola was killed. Truman was never harmed. Collazo was convicted and sentenced to death, but Truman commuted his sentence. Paroled in , he returned to Puerto Rico where he died in Her reason? She was protesting environmental pollution. Her gun failed to fire although she was at close range. No one was hurt. Fromme was sentenced to life imprisonment and paroled after 34 years in Hinckley wanted to impress actress Jodie Foster.
Reagan was shot in the chest and suffered a punctured lung, but he survived. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was released from institutional care in American Presidential Assassinations. Los Angeles Times staff.
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