NEW: Sheehy Tells Montana Public Radio He Will Not Release His Hospital Medical Records
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Monday, May 13, 2024
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Sheehy rejects calls to present his medical records from day he was treated at the hospital after a reported gunshot injury in Glacier National Park
Helena, MT – In a new interview with Montana Public Radio, Tim Sheehy rejected calls to release his hospital medical records from the day records show he shot himself in the arm in Glacier National Park.
Sheehy said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he had a bullet in his arm from his service in Afghanistan. But records show that Sheehy accidentally shot himself in his arm in Glacier National Park in 2015. Sheehy now claims he lied to the ranger about being shot in the Park to cover for a friendly fire incident he says happened in Afghanistan, and resulted in a gunshot wound in his arm.
Now in a new interview with Montana Public Radio, Sheehy rejected calls to release the records: “I think it’s pretty insulting and ridiculous.”
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The Washington Post first reported that Sheehy was cited in 2015 for accidentally discharging a firearm in Glacier National Park. The story raised questions about where a bullet lodged in Sheehy’s forearm came from.
Sheehy says it is an undisclosed relic from his days in active combat and he lied to a park ranger about getting shot in Glacier by a gun falling out of his vehicle. Sheehy says he was trying to protect his platoon mates from an investigation.
Sheehy went to the hospital on the day of the Glacier Park incident. His timeline of events is inconsistent with the park ranger’s. However, he’s declined to release his medical records that may show whether the bullet wound was old or new.
He says he shouldn’t have to release medical records if Tester doesn’t.
“I think it’s pretty insulting and ridiculous,” Sheehy said.
The Washington Post reported the x-ray was inconclusive in determining when the injury occurred. Sheehy’s Bronze Star and Purple Heart are unrelated to the injury and not in question. Questions about the bullet wound did not arise until the National Park Service citation was published.
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