Maine man, 65, is killed by homemade boobytrap which he attached to his front door to shoot anyone who tried to break in to his home
- Ronald Cyr, 65, of Maine was shot by his own homemade security device
- The Van Buren man called police saying he was shot in his home on Thursday
- When cops arrived to the scene they found a contraption on the front door designed to fire a handgun at anyone trying to enter it
- Officers found other unknown devices around the house and contacted the bomb squad to investigate the boobytraps
- Cyr died from his wounds sustained from the gunshot
A Maine man was killed by his own homemade security device that he set up on the front door of his residence to shoot anyone attempting to break in, police say.
Ronald Cyr, 65, of Van Buren, called 911 saying he had been shot in his home on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day.
When responding officers arrived to the scene they discovered a homemade contraption on the front door that was designed to fire a handgun if anyone attempted to enter the home, according to the Van Buren Police Department.
Cyr succumbed to his injuries sustained from the gunshot.
Maine man Ronald Cyr, 65, of Van Buren, was shot and killed on Thursday in his own home by a homemade boobytrap he attached to his front door designed to shoot intruders
Van Buren Police officers (file image above) found other unknown contraptions in the home and called in the state’s bomb squad to investigate
Officers found other unknown devices around the house and contacted the state’s bomb squad.
Authorities investigated his home and later determined he was shot by the unintentional discharge of one of his own homemade devices.
It’s not clear what he did to discharge his boobytrap.
When responding officers arrived to the scene they discovered a homemade contraption on the front door that was designed to fire a handgun if anyone attempted to enter the home, according to the Van Buren Police Department. File image above
People who knew Cyr remembered him as a ‘great guy’ on the police Facebook post announcing the incident.
‘That is so sad and so tragic. We knew if (sic) very well. He was a great guy,’ one woman wrote.
‘Ron was one a great man. He will be missed greatly. Always there to help you if you asked. He didn’t deserve going out this way,’ another added.
‘This is exactly what happens when you have robbed too many times. Rip my dear friend,’ one man shared.
‘Sad day in the town of Van Buren Ron Cyr was a good man,’ one Facebook user added.