A dog fatally shot an American hunter sitting in the front of a pickup truck by stepping on a gun in the backseat in the central United States over the weekend, police said.
The animal was in the back of the vehicle on Saturday, where
"hunting gear and a rifle"
were deposited , when he
"stepped on the weapon, causing the detonation"
, said the Sumner County Sheriff's Office. , located in rural Kansas.
The victim, a 30-year-old man, was in the passenger seat when he was hit by the bullet.
He
“died of his injury at
the scene,” authorities added.
"The investigation is continuing, but preliminary information indicates that this was a hunting accident,"
the sheriff's office said.
Authorities have not said whether the victim was the owner of the dog.
Guns are very common in the United States, especially in rural states.
The number of weapons in circulation in the country is greater than the number of inhabitants.
Tragic accidents, which sometimes involve children shooting while playing with weapons, are numerous.
