Montana GOP Senate candidate accused of passing off accidental self-inflicted gunshot as war injury | FortuneHomeNewsTechFinanceLeadershipWellEducationFortune 500Home PageAlready have an account?SIGN INSEARCHSubscribe NowSectionsFORTUNE 500NewsEuropeAsiaTechAIFinancePersonal FinanceReal EstateCryptoLeadershipSuccessWellLifeHealthMindFamilyAging WellEducationTop Business SchoolsTop Information Technology and Data SchoolsTop Health SchoolsVideoRankingsFORTUNE 500GLOBAL 500MOST POWERFUL WOMENGREAT PLACE TO WORK LISTSBEST MBA PROGRAMSMORE RANKINGSFortune Company ListAnalyticsNewslettersMagazineFebruary/March 2025December 2024/January 2025October/November 2024August/September 2024June/July 2024April/May 2024Live MediaCEO InitiativePolitics·PoliticsMontana GOP Senate candidate accused of passing off accidental self-inflicted gunshot as war injuryBYMatthew Brown and The Associated PressSheehy is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and his military record is a centerpiece of his bid for office.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FileRankings100 Best CompaniesFortune 500Global 500Fortune 500 EuropeMost Powerful WomenFuture 50World’s Most Admired CompaniesSee All RankingsSectionsFinanceLeadershipSuccessTechAsiaEuropeEnvironmentFortune CryptoHealthWellRetailLifestylePoliticsNewslettersMagazineFeaturesCommentaryMPWCEO InitiativeConferencesPersonal FinanceEducationCustomer SupportFrequently Asked QuestionsCustomer Service PortalPrivacy PolicyTerms of UseSingle Issues for PurchaseInternational PrintCommercial ServicesFortune Brand StudioFortune AnalyticsFortune ConferencesAdvertisingBusiness DevelopmentAbout UsAbout UsEditorial CalendarPress CenterWork at FortuneDiversity and InclusionTerms and ConditionsSite Map© 2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information
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A former Park Service ranger said Friday that U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of Montana has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan — going public with an accusation that has nagged the Republican’s campaign for months.

The claim from former ranger Kim Peach that Sheehy in fact shot himself on a family trip in Montana was immediately dismissed by Sheehy and his allies as a smear campaign engineered by Democrats in a race that’s expected to help decide control of the Senate.

A Sheehy campaign spokesperson said Peach was a partisan Democrat pushing a “defamatory story.”

“Anyone trying to take away from the fact that Tim Sheehy signed up for war as a young man and spent most of his 20s in some of the most dangerous places in the world is either a partisan hack, a journalist with an agenda, or outright a disgusting person,” spokesperson Katie Martin said.