Original: Mehmet Ali AÄ ca ( ; born January 9 , 1958 ) is a Turkish assassin who murdered left-wing journalist Abdi Ä pekÃ i on February 1 , 1979 and later shot and wounded Pope John Paul II on May 13 , 1981 , after escaping from a Turkish prison .
Simplified: Mehmet Ali AÄ ca ( born January 9 , 1958 ) is a Turkish assassin . He is known for shooting and wounding Pope John Paul II on May 13 , 1981 .