On Saturday, February 11, 2006, Whittington was accidentally shot by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip, at a ranch in south Texas. Most of the damage from the shotgun blast was to the right side of his body, including damage to his face, neck, and chest; causing a collapsed lung.
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Dec 14, 2018 · Texan accidentally shot by Dick Cheney recalls 2006 incident. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Harry Whittington was a longtime Austin lawyer and a largely behind the scenes player in Texas Republican politics in February 2006 when he became a central actor in what came close to being a life-or-death drama involving then-Vice President Dick Cheney.
Dec 25, 2018 · Harry Whittington Apologizes for Getting Shot in the Face by Dick Cheney On February 11, 2006, Harry Whittington was accidentally shot by Vice-President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip in ...
He was appointed by then- Texas Governor George W. Bush and re-appointed in 2002 by Governor Rick Perry.
For other uses, see Harry Whittington (disambiguation). Harry M. Whittington (born March 3, 1927) is an American lawyer, real estate investor, and political figure from Austin, Texas, who received international media attention following an incident on February 11, 2006, ...
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, Whittington was accidentally shot by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip, at a ranch in south Texas. Most of the damage from the shotgun blast was to the right side of his body, including damage to his face, neck, and chest; causing a collapsed lung. He was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital by ambulance and put into intensive care. The accident was not announced in the news media until the White House confirmed the incident to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times approximately 12 hours after the incident.
Whittington told the paper that although many media outlets had described Cheney and him as "good friends", the pair had only met one another three times in 30 years, and had never been hunting before.
Land dispute. In 2000, Whittington began fighting a legal case involving the eminent domain seizure of a city block of property he owned in Austin. In 2013, after various court proceedings, a Texas district court awarded the title of the property to the city of Austin and ordered the city to pay Whittington $10,500,000 in compensation for ...
Doctors did not remove all the pellets from Whittington's body. They estimated that there were "less than 150 or 200" pellets lodged in his body immediately after the shooting, and about 30 pieces of shot were expected to remain inside him for the rest of his life.
Harry Whittington Apologizes for Getting Shot in the Face by Dick Cheney On February 11, 2006, Harry Whittington was accidentally shot by Vice-President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip in Texas. The White House did not confirm the incident until approximately 12 hours after it happened, sparking a media frenzy.
While he was out of the hunting line, another covey was flushed and Cheney swung on a bird and fired, striking Whittington in the face, neck and chest.”. Whittington had a heart attack four days after the shooting from the lead making its way into his blood vessels, Indiewire reported. He also suffered a collapsed lung.
Cheney shot at the bird and hit Whittington in the process. Cheney said he had a beer about five hours before the shooting. Whittington was shot in the cheek, neck, and chest, and flown to a Corpus Christi hospital.
Doctors had to leave about 30 birdshot pellets in Whittington’s body, and one still affects his voice today, The Washington Post reported in 2010. His voice has a slight warble from a piece in his larynx. His eye socket, hairline, and hand still have pellets in them too, with a bump marking each spot.
Cheney said he fired at what he thought was a bird, but accidentally shot about 150 birdshot pellets at Whittington. Ranch owner Katherine Armstrong initially reported the accident to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Here’s what Whittington looks like today — he’s doing well, despite the horrific accident on February 11, 2006. Whittington was 78 when the shooting happened and today he’s 91. They were hunting quail in 2006 in Riviera, Texas when the accident happened.
He sued and some courts upheld his claim. He said the block was worth $14 million at the time. In 2013, a Texas district court awarded the title to Austin and ordered that the city pay Whittington $10.5 million as compensation and $3.6 million in interest for land that Whittington had intended to build shops on.