Woman Hurt After Dog Triggers Shotgun Outside Nebraska Store
Police said a dog in a parked truck set off a loaded shotgun, and a woman nearby was hit by a pellet and taken to a hospital.
- On Saturday, a dog in a parked truck accidentally triggered a loaded shotgun outside a convenience store in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, striking a woman stopped at a nearby traffic light in her upper right arm.
- The truck owner had pulled into the convenience store parking lot while a passenger stood near the front door when the dog in the back seat moved from one side of the vehicle to the other, discharging the loaded weapon.
- Police initially responded to reports of a BB gun shooting at 12:07 p.m. but were informed en route the incident involved a shotgun; upon arrival, officers found a truck with an attached camper showing damage consistent with shotgun fire to the passenger-side door.
- The woman's injury was not believed to be life-threatening, and a family member transported her to Regional West Medical Center for treatment.
- Police emphasized that Nebraska State Statute prohibits traveling with a loaded shotgun in a vehicle and stressed firearm safety protocols, echoing a November 2025 Pennsylvania case where a dog discharged a shotgun injuring its owner at home.
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tubantia.nlA woman was injured last weekend in the US state of Nebraska after a dog accidentally fired a firearm. The animal was sitting on the back seat of a parked pickup truck at the time.
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