Man killed by own gun booby trap at his own home

Officers found that the home’s front door had been fitted with a device that shot a handgun at anyone attempting to open the front door.

The man has died after the booby trap device he set up in his own home went off, blasting himself and killing him self outright.

Police officers , were called to reports of a man being shot  In the town of Maine USA. and dashed to the scene.

After carrying out an investigation, they found that the front door of the house had been fitted with a device that shot a handgun at anyone attempting to open the door.

Other hand made devices were also found, so the officershad  to call out the bomb squad.

The Maine State Police and Van Buren Police Department investigators concluded he had been shot as a result of one of his home made devices unintentionally discharging which killed the booby trap builder.