An individual nearly lost his life after being accidentally sh0t by a dog after its owner left it outside of a convenience store in Nebraska, and went inside, police said.
Officers responded to the Short Stop convenience store in Scottsbluff, about seven hours west of Omaha, at 12.07pm on Saturday following reports that someone had been shot, according to KNOP.
Officers from the Scottsbluff Police Department were initially told that the sho0ting involved a BB gun, the outlet reported.
But as law enforcement rushed to the store at 2002 Avenue I, they learned it was actually a sh0tgun that had been fired.
When authorities arrived, they found a truck with a camper attached and damage on the passenger-side door consistent with a shotgun blast.
The truck's owner had gone inside the store as another person stood outside near the passenger-side door, police said.
At that point, the dog, who was sitting in the back seat, allegedly jumped from one side of the truck to the other.
Police said the dog, whose breed has not been revealed, accidentally triggered a loaded shotgun inside the truck. The victim has not been identified.
The dog accidentally firing off the weapon also caused a nearby woman to be hit by a pellet in the upper right arm.
She was stopped at the traffic light on Avenue I with her arm resting out of the window, according to the outlet.
The woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, was subsequently rushed to the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff for treatment.
However, her injury was not believed to be life-threatening.
The shooting remained under investigation by the Scottsbluff police.
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