Man killed by his own booby trap in his own home

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30 Nov 2019, 12:43 pm

Van Buren,Maine

Police say a Maine man was shot to death by a homemade security device in his home.

65 year old Ronald Cyr dialed 911 to say he had been shot,police arrived to find his home was outfitted with a boobytrap designed to fire a handgun at anyone opening the door.

Officers called state police bomb squad after discovering other unknown devices.An investigation by state and local police determined that Cyr was fatally injured by unintentional discharge fromone of his homemade devices.

Van Buren is located 320 miles from Portland along the Canadian border.

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30 Nov 2019, 1:10 pm

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Sounds like a winner of the Darwin Awards.

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30 Nov 2019, 1:31 pm

Bravo5150 wrote:

vermontsavant wrote:

Sounds like a winner of the Darwin Awards.

If it wasn't so tragic it would be funny,thats why I posted it.Who was was he thinking was going to break into his house that far from civilization,that part of Maine is very remote.

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30 Nov 2019, 2:19 pm

A very clever...idiot. Able to build lethal devices. The only target ends up being himself. Kinda of a metaphor for the human race as a whole. Threatened by our own cleverness.

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30 Nov 2019, 6:30 pm

This is why it's important to hire a professional booby-trap installer, instead of cheaping out with do it yourself.

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30 Nov 2019, 7:02 pm

EzraS wrote:

This is why it's important to hire a professional booby-trap installer, instead of cheaping out with do it yourself.

Makes you wonder, was it because he was an novice or because he had a bad memory and should have put warning signs and instructions for how to disarm the traps?

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30 Nov 2019, 7:11 pm

Maybe someone had been harassing him and he was scared. I feel sorry for him either way...

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30 Nov 2019, 7:12 pm

Shows his design worked.
Shame he died.

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30 Nov 2019, 10:26 pm

I have little sympathy for anyone who sets up a lethal trap.
It could have killed an unsuspecting neighbour or emergency responder.

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01 Dec 2019, 5:28 pm

"I could go buy a sturdy lock, or I could set up a device that will fire a gun indiscriminately at anyone who opens this door for any reason. Better have some beers and think this over..."

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01 Dec 2019, 5:40 pm

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