Texas lawyer shot by Dick Cheney on 2006 hunting trip dies aged 95

Harry Whittington was 95.

Whittington died on Saturday morning after a short illness, the Texas Tribune reported.

Cheney had aimed at a bird but mistakenly hit Whittington in the face, neck and body.

Whittington was rushed to the hospital with several birdshot wounds after the shooting, which was deemed an accident. He suffered a collapsed lung as well as a mild heart attack due to a piece of birdshot near his heart, and he spent a week recovering in an intensive care unit, the Tribune reported.

The accident did not go public until 14 hours after it occurred. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times broke the story after the ranch owner called the newspaper. The White House later confirmed the shooting.

The host of the hunting group, Katharine Armstrong, noted that Whittington did not make his presence known when he approached a group of hunters after shooting a quail.