World of the Bizarre

Man in Tennessee is shot by his own dog while lying in bed

By T.K. Randall
March 12, 2025

Image: Border Collie (illustrative)
Credit: Iceblueblue / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) The bizarre incident reportedly involved Jerald Kirkwood of Memphis, Tennessee who had been lying in bed with his partner when his dog - a one-year-old pitbull - jumped up on the bed and inadvertently pulled the trigger of a firearm that happened to be lying next to them.

The bullet ended up grazing the man's thigh, causing a non-critical injury.

It turned out that the dog - named Oreo - had managed to get its paw stuck in the gun's trigger guard.

Kirkwood's female friend was later reported to have departed the property with the firearm in question.

"[Oreo] is a playful dog, and he likes to jump around and stuff like that, and it just went off," she said."Keep the safety on or use a trigger lock."

This is by no means the first incident to have seen a dog shoot someone with a gun, either.

Back in 2010, we reported on the case of a man in California who had been out duck hunting when his Labrador retriever accidentally stepped on his loaded shotgun, causing the firearm to go off.

As luck would have it, like in this latest case, the bullet didn't cause any serious injuries.

Suffice to say, dogs and guns definitely don't mix.

Source: The Guardian

Tags: Dog