Nation & World News
Man injured after accidentally springing his own booby trap
A North Carolina man was shot when he accidentally sprung his own booby trap when he went to feed the squirrels outside his back door.
By WSOCTV.com
Oct 16, 2018A man in Cleveland County, North Carolina, was seriously hurt after he was shot by his own booby trap.
Edwin Smith booby-trapped a back door with a shotgun and posted an abrasive warning sign for intruders.
>> Related: Business booming for man who invented booby-trap to detour package thieves
He opened the door at about 11:30 a.m. to feed squirrels. The trap was sprung and he was struck in the arm. He is recovering in a hospital.
