Reagan gunman John Hinckley, Jr. may face murder charges after a medical report ruled on the death of former White House Press Secretary James Brady as homicide, linking it to the attempted assassination case 33 years ago.

On Friday, the Washington DC Metropolitan Police revealed that a medical examiner reported Brady's death to be related to the gunshot wound he took during the failed assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan more than three decades ago.

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District Administrator Nancy Bull from the Virginia medical examiner's office refused to disclose results of the autopsy and had referred queries about the medical report to the district police.

Because of the gunshot wound Brady received in his head, he had been confined to his wheelchair and had lived long despite his condition. His family had reported his death on Monday citing several health issues.

After John Hinckley Jr. shot Brady in his attempt to assassinate the newly-seated President Reagan outside Washington Hilton Hotel in March 1981, the 73-year-old aide was able to survive through delicate surgery over the years, but has never regained the normal use of his limbs.

Now 59 years old, Hinckley is currently under the custody of St. Elizabeth's psychiatric hospital after he was declared not guilty for 13 charges due to insanity as psychiatric reports state that the assassination attempt was part of an effort to impress then-actress Jodie Foster.

However, the medical ruling on Brady may now lead to murder charges for Hinckley for assaulting the group 33 years ago.

"There is no statute of limitations on murder in either the federal or state system," NBC correspondent Pete Williams stated, explaining however, that there is no way of knowing what the authorities are going to do next.

Meanwhile, Washington Attorney's Office spokesperson William Miller had made no further comment at the moment as they are still reviewing the ruling on Brady's death.

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