cannon on Saturday in what Michigan authorities say was a baby shower stunt gone wrong.Evan Thomas Silva was fatally wounded in the blast outside a home in Gaines Township on Saturday night, Michigan State Police say.
Silva was visiting the home for a baby shower when the homeowner rolled out a small cannon and tried to fire it in the backyard, where it exploded.
Fight over snow shovelling leaves 3 neighbours dead in Pennsylvania The device was a novelty “signal” cannon “designed to create a big flash, a loud noise and create smoke,” authorities say.
It did not contain a cannon ball, but it was loaded with gunpowder which authorities say likely caused it to explode.Silva was standing approximately 3 to 4.5 metres (10-15 feet) away from.