Perry Price

Perry Price, a 46-year-old man from Texas, died in hospital from blood loss after he was accidentally shot by his dog in a hunting accident.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Perry Alvin Price III
2. Taught high school math for 22 years
3. Price had a wife and two stepchildren
4. The bullet punctured Price's femoral artery
5. Price was pronounced dead at 6:20 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2008
6. Muddy paw prints were found on the gun

The Incident

Price had reportedly just shot a goose and was about to let the dog, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever named Arthur, out of the back of the truck to go retrieve the goose. Price set his gun down in the back of the truck, where the excited dog reportedly jumped on the gun, causing it to go off. The bullet punctured the truck's tailgate before hitting Price's thigh.

Quotes

1. "You couldn’t wait to get to his class, no matter how bad your day was, you knew his class was going to be great."—Travis Fullbright, a student of Price's
2. "His loss will be felt for quite some time."—Fellow teacher Melanie Turner

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