The gun fired after the dog's paw got stuck in the trigger guard, police said. The victim was relaxing on his bed with a female friend when he was shot.

A man in Memphis, Tenn., called 911 on Monday just before 4 a.m. after telling the dispatcher his dog shot him in the thigh. According to local reports, Jerald Kirkwood, 39, claimed to police he was lying in bed with a female friend when his 1-year-old pit bull,

A dog owner in Tennessee claims he was shot in the leg by his pet while lying in bed with a female companion, according to a press release from the Memphis Police Department shared with PEOPLE.