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PIG KILLS SLAUGHTERMAN

FRAZEE, Minnesota -- A pig being slaughtered accidentally jumped on a rifle, causing it to go off and kill a slaughterman.

John Matson was hit by a single bullet when the pig, which had been shot, lurched forward and knocked the rifle over.

It went off, hitting 55-year-old Matson at the slaughterhouse in Frazee, Minnesota.

He was taken to a hospital in nearby Fargo, North Dakota where he died.

The shooting was ruled an accident by officials.


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