Dog Kills Owner By Stepping On Gun In Hunting Mishap: Authorities

A man can be found on Saturday. died In a tragic accident after his dog appears According to authorities, he may have fired a gun from his backseat, having stepped on it.

The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas said The man had been shot in the back and police responded. According to the office, the victim was sitting in the front seat of the pickup truck he owned. The man was apparently hit by a gunshot from a dog sitting in the back.

“Responding units arrived within minutes of the 911 call and started CPR,” the sheriff’s office said, but the man died at the location.

“A canine belonging to the owner of the pickup stepped on the rifle causing the weapon to discharge,” the sheriff’s office explained. “The fired round struck the passenger who died of his injuries on scene.”

The office announced that the man’s name was Joseph Austin Smith, and he was from Wichita, Kansas. Differing reports stated He was between 30 and 32 years old. Along with the gun, hunting equipment was also in his backseat.

The location was also visited by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and Wellington Fire and EMS.

Wellington Fire and EMS Chief Tim Hay told NBC that an additional individual was in the driver’s seat of the car, but was not physically hurt.

Hunting accidents may be dangerous occur There are many reasons. These types of incidents are most common because of inability to recognize targets at 15.5%. “[s]hooter swinging on game” At 12.8%, being careless with a gun at 11.4% and a victim not being visible to the person who is shooting at 8.3%. The data comes from the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) Industry Intelligence Reports from 2007.

A 2019 report noted The 2018 hunting season was one of the most safest in state history. There were no gun-related deaths or injuries and there were only four reported shooting incidents. For this success, the Kansas Hunter Education Program is to be commended.

“It has been years of hard work and dedicated services that has brought us to this point,” Kent Barrett, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), said that at the time. “Having said that, we also know that next year will bring us a whole new set of circumstances that will test us once again.”