New York Times: “A 26-year-old Michigan man died on Saturday after he was hit with shrapnel from ‘a small cannon type device’ that exploded when it was fired in celebration at a baby shower, the Michigan State Police said. The man, Evan Thomas Silva, a guest at the party, was about 10 to 15 feet from the device when it blew up in the backyard of a home. Metal shrapnel hit Mr. Silva, three parked cars and the garage where the shower was being held, the police said.”

“Mr. Silva was taken to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., where he died from his injuries, the police said. No charges have been filed and the authorities are still piecing together how the celebratory event turned deadly, according to Lt. Liz Rich, a police spokeswoman. The night Mr. Silva died, he was among the guests in Gaines Township, Mich., near Flint, attending a baby shower – not a gender reveal party – Lieutenant Rich said. The party was taking place at the home of a family friend of the couple being honored, she said. Only four or five people were in the backyard of the home around 7:30 p.m., when the cannon exploded. The state police, Michigan State Police Bomb Squad and the Gaines Township Fire Department were among the authorities that responded to the scene, the police said. Investigators are focusing their attention on whether the device was used properly or malfunctioned, Lieutenant Rich said.”