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Former Reagan Press Secretary James Brady Is Dead At 73

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08.04.14 | 1:43 pm
Former White House press secretary James Brady, left, who was left paralyzed in the Reagan assassination attempt, looks at his wife Sarah Brady, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, marc... Former White House press secretary James Brady, left, who was left paralyzed in the Reagan assassination attempt, looks at his wife Sarah Brady, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, march 30, 2011, marking the 30th anniversary of the shooting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS

James Brady, the former White House press secretary who was injured by gunfire in an attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, died on Monday, his family said in a statement. He was 73.

The statement was reported by NBC News on Twitter.

Brady was resigned to a wheelchair after he was shot in the head by John Hinckley, who fired several bullets intended for Reagan outside of a Washington, D.C. hotel in 1981.