At least the dog is okay...

Davie officer shoots himself while attempting to shoot charging dog

...and I'm thankful the officer wasn't fatally injured.

Be sure of your target and what lies beyond it.

A police officer responding to a welfare check in Arlington, Texas, attempted to shoot a dog on the property. He killed the 30-year-old woman he was dispatched to check on instead.

When police arrived at the scene, they were initially unable to find the woman in question, but they later located her lying in a grassy area next to an unrestrained dog. According to a statement from the Arlington Police Department, the animal allegedly "began to run towards the officer while barking," prompting the man to fire multiple shots. He missed the dog and hit the woman. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

He didn't.

Officer shoots self during dog "attack".

Ambrose said the Clifton officer was on duty when he was apparently attacked by a dog in Bloomfield. The officer drew his service weapon, which somehow fired accidentally.

The translation is, when a dog barked at this officer he drew his handgun, placed his finger on the trigger, and pulled the trigger before he brought it to bear on said dog. Mr. Journalist, I'm positive the "somehow" involved a finger on a trigger. It wasn't an accident. It was pure and simple negligence on the officer's part.