Nebraska woman injured after dog triggers shotgun near convenience store

Police responded to reports of gunfire at store in town of Scottsbluff and found that a dog triggered the shotgun blast 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 dog. Local TV station KNOP News 2 reported that police in the town of Scottsbluff were called out to a local store recently after reports of a blast involving a shotgun. Continue reading...

Guardian staff · Tue, May 26, 2026, 6:41 AM
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Nebraska woman injured after dog triggers shotgun near convenience store

Police responded to reports of gunfire at store in town of Scottsbluff and found that a dog triggered the shotgun blast

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 dog.

Local TV station KNOP News 2 reported that police in the town of Scottsbluff were called out to a local store recently after reports of a blast involving a shotgun.

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