Published 19:41 IST, October 9th 2019
Oklahoma woman gets shot by a 7-moth-old Labrador, victim hospitalized
Oklahoma resident Tina Springer got shot by a dog named Molly. The 7-month-old Labrador spooked and jumped onto a loaded 22-caliber handgun and caused gunfire
Tina Springer, an Enid, Oklahoma resident got shot by a dog while she was riding in a car with Brent Parks and his Labrador, Molly. The police confirmed the accident as they got a call on October 03 that the 44-year-old has been shot in the leg by a puppy. According to the reports, Springer, Parks, and Molly were riding in a car when they pulled to a stop to let a train pass. The car also had a loaded 22-caliber handgun kept in the passenger seat when the 7-month-old yellow Labrador spooked and jumped onto the console and causing the gunfire.
The incident
The police did not suspect the story as Park's and Springer's stories matched up. The police officers also found three shell casings and a burn mark under the centre console. Sgt. Robert Norton of the Enid police department told an international media outlet that this is the first time that he has ever heard a dog shooting a person. He further added that it is important whenever you're transporting firearms, to make sure especially that they're kept in a secure location. According to the 911 recordings, Parks, who made the call to the police department can be reportedly heard saying that Springer was bleeding pretty bad as a gun went off and got her in the leg. He further also added that as he had a dog in the car, the dog stepped on the gun which led to the accident. According to international media, Parks created a makeshift tourniquet from a seat belt that applied pressure to the limb until the time police reached the location. Springer was then taken to a hospital and received proper treatment.
Similar accident
Back in 2018, a dog named Charlie shot a man who was reportedly left with three broken ribs, injured lungs, and a broken collarbone. Tex Harold Gilligan is the owner of three dogs Charlie, Scooter and Cowboy and was on the way to a jackrabbit hunt in the New Mexico desert. As soon as the dogs climbed into Gilligan's pickup truck from the driver's seat one o the dogs' foot got mixed in the trigger of the gun, caught the trigger and fired a shot at the 74-year-old.
Updated 20:01 IST, October 9th 2019