The first actual photograph to reach London of the attempted assassination of President elect , Franklin D Roosevelt of the United States , by the Italian gunman Joe Zangara , during an official welcome of the President elect at Biscayne Bay , Miami Florida . Mr Anton Cermak , the Mayor of CHicago was seriously wounded and has suffered a relapse , and his condition is now reported as critical . Four other bystanders , including a woman were also wounded . Mrs Cross of Miami the woman who saved President elect Roosevelt by knocking up Joe Zangara ' s arm as he shot at the President elect , in a crowd who acclaimed her bravery after the shooting . 23 February 1933