MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WKRC) – A man allegedly told officers that his dog shot him while he was laying in his bed “relaxing” and “talking” with his female friend on Monday, according to a police press release.

The dog owner, who has not been identified, allegedly told officers that he was shot in the leg by his pet, according to a press release from the Memphis Police Department obtained by PEOPLE. Officers went to the man’s home about the “accidental injury” shortly before 4:00 a.m.

According to the press release, the dog “jumped on the bed and got his paw stuck in the trigger guard and ended up hitting the trigger.” Police confirmed the man was “grazed in his top left thigh,” PEOPLE reported.

Police said the first responders that arrived on the scene were able to clean the man’s wound before taking him to a hospital in “non-critical” condition.