News

Actions

Florida man claims dog shot his girlfriend

Posted
and last updated

A Florida woman was rushed to a hospital earlier this week after being shot in the leg in her sleep. The culprit?

Allegedly, her four-legged friend.

According to WJAX-TV, 25-year-old Brian Murphy told police that he woke up in the middle of the night to take his dog, Diesel, for a walk. His girlfriend, Summer Miracle, remained in the couple’s bedroom.

After returning to the walk, Murphy claims the dog jumped on on the nightstand, where Murphy kept a loaded gun. Murphy described seeing a flash light up the completely dark room and hearing a loud bang.

Miracle sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Miracle says she was asleep at the time of the incident and did not know how she got shot.

 

 

Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Wednesday

03/04/2026

Partly Cloudy

68° / 44°

2%

Thursday

03/05/2026

Sunny

65° / 42°

5%

Friday

03/06/2026

Sunny

69° / 45°

2%

Saturday

03/07/2026

Sunny

73° / 46°

1%

Sunday

03/08/2026

Sunny

77° / 50°

1%

Monday

03/09/2026

Sunny

80° / 51°

2%

Tuesday

03/10/2026

Partly Cloudy

74° / 48°

4%

Wednesday

03/11/2026

Sunny

75° / 49°

3%