January 24, 2023
Dog shoots and kills owner in US freak accident
A Kansas man was shot and killed by his dog in what is being described as a freak hunting accident.
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the incident stating that it occurred on Saturday morning.
Reports are that the man, identified as a 32-year-old from Wichita, was sitting in the front passenger seat of his pickup truck when his dog stepped on a rifle in the back seat.
The bullet reportedly struck the man in the front seat.
“Responding units arrived within minutes of the 911 call and started CPR,” the sheriff’s office said.
However, the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office said the victim “died of his injuries” at the scene of the shooting.