Police in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, responded to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store, only to discover the culprit was a dog.
According to local TV station KNOP News 2, officers found a truck with blast damage to one of its doors and a woman struck in the arm by a shotgun pellet.
Investigation revealed that the dog had moved from one side of the back seat to another, somehow triggering the loaded shotgun to fire. The weapon had a live round chambered at the time.
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The victim was taken to hospital but was not seriously injured. It is illegal in Nebraska to drive with a loaded shotgun in a vehicle.
