What: Jones's dog knocked her 9 mm handgun and it discharged, shooting her in the leg and barely missing her vehicle's gas tank.
When: 10 pm, Wednesday
Where: Barstow, California
Why: Her dog knocked the handgun down, causing it to discharge
How: '' ''
Janice Jones, 53, lives in Barstow, California. She was eating pork chips in the back of her motor home when Jones was shot in the leg. A California Highway Patrol witnessed the accident.
Rye said Jones's dog had knocked the handgun off a sear. It hit the ground, causing it to discharge and shoot her in the leg, barely missing the gas tank of her vehicle.
“It could have been worse,” Rye said. “The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank.”
On Wednesday at 10 p.m., Jones was shot and was shortly transported to Huntington Beach Hospital. Later, she was transported to Irvine Medical Center, said Rye. She was treated at the hospital.
Jone's dog was given to the Huntington Beach Animal Control officers who are caring for it now. The dog is a Pomeranian who acted malnourished and had fresh cigarette burns on its forehead, said Janet Ngo, an animal control officer.
“It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Ngo said.
Jones is being filed against animal abuse charges and officers cited her for expired plates and for not having a gun permit for the gun, said Rye.
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