Cheney under more pressure

The 78-year-old lawyer shot by US Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident suffered a mild heart attack after a shotgun pellet in his chest travelled to his heart, hospital officials said.

Cheney under more pressure

The 78-year-old lawyer shot by US Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident suffered a mild heart attack after a shotgun pellet in his chest travelled to his heart, hospital officials said.

Harry Whittington was immediately moved back to the intensive care unit and will be watched for a week to make sure more of the metal pellets do not reach other vital organs. He was reported in stable condition.

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