A man died Saturday in Kansas after officials believed he was struck by a gun that discharged after a dog stepped on it.
The shooting took place 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, the fire and EMS chief of Wichita told NBC News. Wellington, Tim Hay. The dog stepped on the gun in the back of the truck, causing it to shoot 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.
Another person who was in the driver’s seat was physically unharmed, he said.
It was not immediately clear who owned the truck and dog or who called 911.
The investigation is ongoing, but officials say it appears to be a hunting-related accident, according to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, which added that hunting gear was also found at the back of the car.
