A dog astonishingly opened fire and struck a driver idling yards away at a red light in Nebraska after getting its paws on its owner’s shotgun during a chaotic pitstop Saturday.
The pooch, its owner and a passenger pulled into Short Stop, a baseball-themed gas station and convenience store, in Scottsbluff just before noon — when the owner popped into the store.
The curious canine quickly started to rifle around in the back seat and came across a shotgun. Somehow, the pooch popped off several shots straight through the passenger side door, according to police reports obtained by KNOP.
The truck’s passenger who had lingered near the truck while waiting for the driver, watched in apparent bewilderment as the dog opened fire.
One shot soared across the gas station and reportedly struck a woman waiting at a nearby traffic light.
Scottsbluff police were originally told that someone had fired a BB gun, but realized the severity of situation when they found the shellshocked dog and a smoking shotgun.
The lone victim was shot in the arm and hospitalized with a non-life-threatening injury, the outlet reported.
It is against the law in Nebraska to travel with a loaded shotgun in a vehicle while driving on any highway. It is punishable as a low-level misdemeanor with a minimum fine of $50.
Police are still probing the shooting.
