An American dog owner was shot by his pet after it jumped on his bed and set off a loaded gun, police said Wednesday.

A man in Memphis, Tenn. was laying in his bed when his 1-year-old Pitbull named Oreo shot him in the leg. According to The ...

The man told officers he was lying on his bed with a friend when his dog jumped onto the bed and its paw got stuck in the gun ...

Dogs have previously triggered firearms by stepping on them, often when the weapons are left loaded and unsecured.

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The gun fired after the dog's paw got stuck in the trigger guard, police said. The victim was relaxing on his bed with a ...

The incident's eerily similar to a 2018 accidental shooting in southern New Mexico, where a 74-year-old hunter landed in the ...

Memphis Animal Services says it has to euthanize more dogs due to a second outbreak of Canine Distemper at the shelter in ...

An American dog owner was accidentally shot by his pet in a freak incident rarely seen involving animals and ...

The friend left the scene after the shooting and took the firearm with her, police said in the release. She told FOX ...

The announcement comes less than two months after another outbreak of canine distemper virus caused the shelter to euthanize ...