A Texas man called police on Thursday believing he was shot in the left buttock while sitting on the porch.

When an officer from the Groesbeck Police Department, just east of Waco, responded they found the victim had been smoking marijuana and his dog actually bit him. He wasn't actually shot.

"During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the 'victim' had been smoking marijuana on the porch as the thunderstorm passed through the area," Groesbeck Police Chief Chris Henson said in a Facebook post. "The loud thunder scared one of the dogs causing it to nip the 'victim' in the left buttock. He believed he'd been shot and subsequently called the police."

Henson said he posted about the incident on Facebook "to quell the rumor concerning a reported shooting."

The victim was treated at the scene by emergency personnel and released.