Mother of Would-Be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Dies at 95

Jack (L) and Jo Ann Hinckley, parents of John Hinckley, leave the U.S. Courthouse in Washington after a hearing regarding John Hinckley's visitation privileges, on Sept. 2, 2003. Gerald Herbert/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—Jo Ann Hinckley, a constant companion to her son John Hinckley Jr. as the would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan was gradually allowed to live outside a psychiatric hospital in Washington, has died.

Jo Ann Hinckley, 95, had been her son’s primary companion as he transitioned in recent years from living at a Washington psychiatric hospital to being allowed to live with her full-time in a gated community in Williamsburg, Virginia.