was shot in the head in 1981 by gunman John Hinckley , who tried to kill Reagan in a deranged bid to impress Jodie Foster , an actress he never met but with whom he was obsessed .
<response> was shot in the head in 1981 by gunman <person>John Hinckley</person> , who tried to kill <person>Reagan</person> in a deranged bid to impress <person>Jodie Foster</person> , an actress he never met but with whom he was obsessed . </response>