(CNN) — Former White House press secretary James Brady's death this week was directly related to wounds he sustained in the 1981 attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, and authorities are now
The death of James Brady — President Ronald Reagan's press secretary who was wounded in the attempt on Reagan's life in March 1981 — was a homicide, a medical examiner ruled Friday.
This March 30, 2011, file photo shows former White House press secretary James Brady, left, who was left paralyzed in the Reagan assassination attempt, looking at his wife Sarah Brady in Washington marking the 30th anniversary of the shooting. (Photo:
James Brady with his wife Sarah on a visit to the White House briefing room named after him. The couple had campaigned to prevent gun violence after the assassination attempt on President Reagan in 1981. Photograph:
Reagan-era press secretary James Brady met with lawmakers and congressional staff in the House and Senate in 2011, urging stronger gun control. He held a news conference marking 30 years since he was wounded in the