The triggerman was apprehended almost immediately. He was identified as Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish terrorist. Agca had publicly vowed to kill the pope during the potiff's 1979 visit to Turkey.

这个杀手几乎就地擒。出叫穆罕默德·阿里·阿查，是个土耳其恐怖主。1979教皇访问土耳其时，阿查曾公开发誓要将杀掉。