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Dog shoots owner after getting paw stuck in gun trigger guard, police say
- A dog owner was shot by his pet after the dog jumped on the bed and set off a loaded gun, police said.
- The incident involved a year-old pit bull named Oreo who "got his paw stuck in the trigger guard and ended up hitting the trigger," according to a police report.
- The bullet grazed the victim's upper left thigh, and he was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition.
- The victim's family reported that both he and Oreo are doing fine, and MPD advises gun owners to use gun locks.
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On Monday, Jerald Kirkwood was sound asleep before he was awoken around 4 am by a loud noise and excruciating pain in his leg. He had been shot. The, um, alleged shooter's name is Oreo and he is a one-year-old pit bull. — Read the rest The post Dog shoots sleeping man appeared first on Boing Boing.
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