Cheney shot at the bird and hit Whittington.Īrmstrong, the ranch owner, claimed that all in the hunting party were wearing blaze-orange safety gear and none had been drinking, and that at lunch they drank beer, which is slightly contradictory to her later statement that "there may (have been) a beer or two in, but remember not everyone in the party was shooting." Cheney has acknowledged that he had one beer four or five hours prior to the shooting. Whittington approached to within 30 or 40 yards (27 or 37 m) of the shooters, at which point a single bird flew up, around and behind Cheney in the direction of Whittington. While Whittington was searching for a downed bird, Cheney, Willeford and a guide walked towards another covey about 100 yards (91 m) away. Cheney's statement and all six of the other hunting party members' statements specify that Cheney, Whittington and Willeford had shot at a covey of birds. On February 22, the Sheriff's office released statements from Katherine Armstrong, Sarita Hixon, Pamela Pitzer Willeford, Oscar Medellin, Gerardo Medellin and Andrew Hubert. The events Ĭheney had a televised interview about the shooting on February 15. The time of the shooting was not stated by Cheney. Kenedy County Sheriff Ramone Salinas III states he first heard of the shooting at about 5:30 pm from Captain Charles Kirk, and Salinas implies that he received 'official' notice from the Secret Service at about 5:40 pm. The Secret Service said that they gave notice to the Sheriff about one hour after the shooting. Neither the Sheriff's report nor witness statements identify who this first reporter was. Mary Matalin stated on Meet the Press that "Somebody had talked to some ranch hand". Harry Whittington said shortly after the incident, "Accidents do and will happen – and that's what happened last Friday (February 10)." Time of shooting However, in her written statement to the Sheriff, she said that the shooting happened on February 12. The shooting was widely reported to have taken place on Saturday, February 11, 2006, based on the public statements of Katherine Armstrong, owner of the 50,000-acre (200 km 2) Armstrong Ranch. Whittington later clarified that he and Cheney were not close friends but acquaintances. Early reports indicated that Cheney and Whittington were friends and that the injuries were minor.
Cheney did not speak publicly about the incident until February 15 in an interview with Fox News. On February 14, 2006, Whittington suffered a non-fatal heart attack and atrial fibrillation due to at least one lead-shot pellet lodged in or near his heart. Local authorities released a report on the shooting on February 16, 2006, and witness statements on February 22. The Bush administration disclosed the shooting incident to the public the afternoon of February 12. The incident was reported to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on February 12, 2006, by ranch owner Katherine Armstrong. Both Cheney and Whittington called the incident an accident. On February 11, 2006, then- United States vice president Dick Cheney accidentally shot Harry Whittington, a then-78-year-old Texas attorney, with a 28-gauge Perazzi shotgun ( S/N: 115288) while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas. Don't forget to reach the target amounts for each level to proceed to the next one.Accidental shooting involving Dick Cheney in 2006 Prepare hot dogs and other types of food based on customer orders then either click or drag food to cook and serve customers. Do you have what it takes to run the best hotdog stand in town? Achieve your daily target and work your way up from the Bronx to Wall Street! As you progress, more menus become available. Serve as fast as possible for better tips and don't let the customers wait too long or they are going to leave. Don't overcook the hotdogs or you have to throw them away. Bush has ended, but what is his next career choice? Well, for now he is going to sell hot dogs to all the hungry people in New York! See the customers' meal requests above their head, and prepare the hot dogs as requested. Hot Dog BushMaking the perfect burger is no easy task, but when you're the former president of the United States of America things get even more complicated.