{"id":3015,"date":"2026-05-26T14:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/26\/nebraska-woman-injured-after-dog-triggers-shotgun-near-convenience-store\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:39:58","slug":"nebraska-woman-injured-after-dog-triggers-shotgun-near-convenience-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3015","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska woman injured after dog triggers shotgun near convenience store"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"31d83d8f-0d14-47b3-a229-71665b36c43f\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a gas station\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/557370107241e4ebaab6006cde4d941199e58e94\/96_0_1683_1346\/master\/1683.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"371.88948306595364\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A Short Stop gas station in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.<\/span> Photograph: Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"31d83d8f-0d14-47b3-a229-71665b36c43f\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A Short Stop gas station in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.<\/span> Photograph: Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Nebraska woman injured after dog triggers shotgun near convenience store<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Police responded to reports of gunfire at store in town of Scottsbluff and found that a dog triggered the shotgun blast<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police responding to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store sounds like the opening of countless American crime movies, but when cops in Nebraska responded to a recent such call they found an unusual culprit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knopnews2.com\/2026\/05\/24\/scottsbluff-police-respond-gunfire-convenience-store-after-dog-accidently-shoots-person-with-shotgun\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Local TV station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knopnews2.com\/authors\/nbcnebraskanews2\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">KNOP News 2<\/a> reported that police in the town of Scottsbluff were called out to a local store recently after reports of a blast involving a shotgun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Upon arrival 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knopnews2.com\/2026\/05\/24\/scottsbluff-police-respond-gunfire-convenience-store-after-dog-accidently-shoots-person-with-shotgun\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">investigation showed<\/a> a canine cause behind the shooting when it was revealed 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Somehow, the dog had triggered the shotgun \u2013 which had a live round chambered \u2013 to fire, damaging the vehicle and striking a female passerby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The victim was taken to hospital though not seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It is illegal in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/nebraska\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Nebraska<\/a> to drive with a loaded shotgun in your vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/nebraska\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Nebraska<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/world\/animals\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Animals<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Nebraska%20woman%20injured%20after%20dog%20triggers%20shotgun%20near%20convenience%20store&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/dog-shotgun-nebraska-convenience-store?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a 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