Huntington Story

Janice Jones was shot in her home on Wednesday when her gun accidentally discharged. The 9 mm handgun discharged after Jones's dog knocked it over. 

 "Jones was eating pork chops in the back of her motor home, which was parked on Beach Boulevard near Highway 1, when her dog knocked her 9 mm handgun off a seat. The weapon discharged when it hit the floor, and the bullet passed through Jones; leg and through the side of the vehicle," California Highway Patrol press Liaison Tammy Rye said “It could have been worse, the bullet hit two inches from the gas tank.”

Jones was transported to Huntington Beach Hospital via ambulance and later was transported to Irvine Medical Center, and Jones’ dog, a Pomeranian named Tombo, was placed in the care of the Huntington Beach Animal Control officers.

The dog seemed to be malnourished, according to Janet Ngo, one of the animal control officers, and had fresh cigarette burns on its forehead. “It could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Ngo said.