SONNY GILLIGAN SAYS CHARLIE IS STILL A GOOD DOG…EVEN THOUGH HE SHOT HIM IN THE BACK. THE LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS REPORTS CHARLIE, A 120 POUND ROTTWEILER, ACCIDENTALLY PULLED THE TRIGGER ON A GUN DURING A HUNT FOR JACKRABBITS IN THE DESERT WEST OF LAS CRUCES.
IT HAPPENED IN GILLIGAN’S PARKED TRUCK, WHEN CHARLIE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE TRIGGER AND THE GUN FIRED. THE BULLET WENT THROUGH THE DRIVER’S SEAT, STRIKING GILLIGAN IN THE BACK. THE 74 YEAR OLD WAS TRANSPORTED TO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN EL PASO…AND IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
