A University of South Carolina student was shot and killed as he apparently tried to enter the wrong home on his street early on Saturday, police said.
Nicholas Anthony Donofrio, 20, of Connecticut, was dead by the time police responded to reports of a home burglary and shooting, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. Officers found his body on a front porch around 2 a.m., and Donofrio had a gunshot wound to his upper body, the release said.
Police said “preliminary information” indicates that Donofrio lived on the same street as where he was shot but had entered another home.The statement didn’t say who shot the student or whether any charges were immediately filed. A department spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking more information.
The police department said its investigators are consulting with the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office on the circumstances of the shooting.The State newspaper reported“Out Student Affairs team is providing resources and support to those who may be affected by this tragedy, and we remind all of our students that help is always available to them,” the university said in a statement.
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