#BREAKING Death of Jim Brady — wounded in the attempt on Reagan’s life in 1981 — ruled a a homicide. http://t.co/tNDi91jHf7

— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) August 8, 2014

The medical examiner said Brady died as a result of the grevious injuries he suffered 33 years ago, which means that gunman John Hinckley Jr. could be charged with Brady’s murder in federal court.

The medical examiner’s ruling has the potential to open the door to federal murder charges against Hinckley, who is now a mental patient at St. Elizabeth’s hospital in suburban Washington.