The man had been sitting in the front seat of a pickup truck when his dog stepped on a rifle in the backseat.
A Kansas man has been shot dead by his dog.
The man, who hasn’t been named, was sitting in the front seat of a pickup truck on January 21, north-northeast of Geuda Springs, when the incident occurred, KAKE reported.
Officers from the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene to find the man had been shot in the back.
The dog had stepped on a rifle that was lying on the back seat. This caused the rifle to discharge and fire right at the man.
He was treated with CPR within minutes of being shot, but he died at the scene, KAKE reported.
Officers from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and Wellington Fire Department were also at the scene.
In comments on KAKE’s Facebook page, some social media users said the man should have ensured the gun was on its safety setting.
