A dog stepped on the rifle in his owner’s car and killed him. The drama took place over the weekend in Kansas. The American media reported this with reference to the police. The incident occurred on River Road north of Geuda Springs.
The 30-year-old man named Joseph Austin Smith was sitting in the passenger seat, shot in the back. He was hunting with his dog and had left the gun in the back of his truck where the animal was when the tragedy occurred. “The dog stepped on the rifle and shot the passenger, who died at the scene from his injuries, causing the bullets to explode. It was allegedly a hunting-related incident,” the County Sheriff’s Office said. Sumner is not far from Wichita. Rescue was immediate, but there was nothing they could do for the young man.
Gun accidents are common in the United States, as are mass shootings. Such cases have claimed the lives of more than 500 people, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. it happened 101 unintentional shots Since the beginning of the new year in the United States, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. According to the nonprofit’s website, more than 1,600 unintentional shootings were reported in 2022. So far, there have been 2,844 gun deaths in the United States in 2023 alone.
Source: Today IT
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