 She entered The Factory with Warhol , who complimented her on her appearance as she was uncharacteristically wearing makeup . Morrissey told her to leave , threatening to " beat the hell " out of her and throw her out otherwise . The phone rang and Warhol answered while Morrissey went to the bathroom . While Warhol was on the phone , Solanas fired at him three times . Her first two shots missed , but the third went through both lungs , his spleen , stomach , liver , and esophagus . She then shot art critic Mario Amaya in the hip . She tried to shoot Fred Hughes , Warhol 's manager , in the head but her gun jammed . Hughes asked her to leave , which she did , leaving behind a paper bag with her address book on a table . Warhol was taken to Columbus – Mother Cabrini Hospital , where he underwent a five @-@ hour , successful operation . 
