Washington – Vice President Cheney Shot A Man

Washington – Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man a fellow hunter during a bird hunting trip in Texas.

U/D: 16:14
The injured man Harry Whittington, 78, was “alert and doing fine” and is in stable condition after Cheney sprayed him with shotgun pellets while the two were hunting at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katharine Armstrong.

Armstrong said Whittington was mostly injured on his right side, with the pellets hitting his cheek, neck and chest, and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

U/D: 02/13/06
Cheney was cited for breaking hunting law.