An American dog owner was shot by his pet after it jumped on his bed and set off a loaded gun, police said Wednesday.

A man was grazed by a bullet after his dog’s paw got stuck in a gun trigger, causing it to fire, according to Memphis Police ...

The dog - a year-old pit bull named Oreo - "got his paw stuck in the trigger guard and ended up hitting the trigger," a police incident report said. It did not specify the type of weapon fired, and ...

The dog’s paw got stuck in the gun’s trigger guard and ended up hitting the trigger, according to police. When the gun went off, the victim was grazed by a bullet in his upper left thigh.