Police in Scottsbluff, Nebraska responded to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store. Officers found a truck with blast damage to a door and a woman who had been struck in the arm by a pellet. Investigation determined the shooting occurred when the vehicle pulled up to the store while a dog moved from one side of the back seat to the other. The dog triggered the shotgun, which had a live round chambered to fire. The blast damaged the vehicle and injured a female passerby. The woman was taken to the hospital and was not seriously injured. Nebraska law makes it illegal to drive with a loaded shotgun in a vehicle.
"Police in Scottsbluff, Nebraska were called out to a local store after reports of a blast involving a shotgun. When officers arrived, they found a truck with blast damage in one of its doors and a woman who had been struck in the arm by a pellet from a shotgun. Investigation showed the blast happened as the vehicle had pulled up to the store as a dog had been moving from one side of its back seat to another."
"Somehow, the dog had triggered the shotgun which had a live round chambered to fire, damaging the vehicle and striking a female passerby. The victim was taken to hospital though not seriously injured. It is illegal in Nebraska to drive with a loaded shotgun in your vehicle."
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