Man Accidentally Shoots Hand And Kills Family Dog In The Process

A man in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula accidentally shot himself in the hand and ended up killing his dog in the process, according to police.

The bullet went through the man’s hand and killed the dog, authorities told the Associated Press.

On Saturday police responded to a 911 call in Iron Mountain, Michigan concerning the shooting, according to Michigan’s WLUC-TV.

The man was taken to Dickinson County Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

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  1. come on Darwin, you can do better than a hand and the dog.

  2. Thanks Obama.

  3. Avatar for enon enon says:

    not only killed the family dog, shot himself… but responding cops discovered ‘illegal’ activity…

  4. You have it all wrong. The gun was just jealous of the mutt.

  5. Please tell me he wasn’t teaching a math class at the time.

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