A man died in Kansas on Saturday after being struck by a rifle that officials believe was fired after a dog stepped on it. The incident occurred in the back of a truck about 46 miles south of Wichita.
A man died in Kansas on Saturday after officials believe he was struck by a rifle that discharged after a dog stepped on it.
The shooting unfolded around 9:40 a.m. in a truck on the 1600 block of East 80th Street, a country road about 46 miles south of Wichita, Wellington Fire and EMS Chief Tim Hay told NBC News. The dog stepped on the rifle in the back of the truck, causing it to fire and hit the back of the man, who was found in the front passenger seat, he said.
Emergency medical personnel administered CPR before the 30-year-old victim, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Hay.It was not immediately clear who owned the truck or the dog or who called 911. Representatives for the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks did not immediately respond to questions.
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