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Editor note: Jerry Parr, the secret service agent credited with
stanley cup saving President Ronald Reagan life, died Friday at the age of 85. We accompanied Parr to the scene of the March 30, 1981, shooting outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Watch that video above. At 2:27 p.m. on March 30, 1981, John Hinckley, Jr. opened fire from behind a ropeline at the Washington Hilton Hotel. It took him less than two seconds to wound President Ronald Reagan, Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service Officer Tim McCarthy and Washington, D.C., police officer Thomas Dela
stanley cup hanty.Former Secret Service agent Jerry Parr is credited with saving the president life twice that day, first by pushing him headfirst into a waiting limousine, then by making the decision to change course and take Rawhide, President Reagan code name, to George Washington University Hospital instead of the White House.Thirty years later, Parr agreed to return to the hotel where the shooting took place, and share his recollection of the moments surrounding the assassination attempt.Video edited by Mike Fritz, camera by Mike Fritz and Quinn Bowman
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