On April 20, 1948, Walter Reuther was severely wounded in an assassination attempt at his home in Detroit. The 12-gauge shotgun blast shattered a kitchen window and nearly severed Reuther’s right arm. Doctors at Grace Hospital placed Reuther in an upper body cast for several weeks and managed to save his arm. Reuther, however, never fully recovered and his right arm and hand were virtually crippled the rest of his life.
Sources :
Detroit Historical Society Facebook page
“Reuther Shot!”, Detroit Free Press, April 21, 1948, cover.