A South Carolina man was shot and killed by a shotgun booby trap allegedly set up by one of his family members, police said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Jordan Dove, 34, was wounded by a shotgun blast upon arriving to a vacant home on Monday in Saint Matthews, South Carolina, a town about 35 miles south of Columbia, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. Dove was transported to a nearby hospital by emergency personnel before succumbing to his injury later that day, the sheriff’s office said.<\/p>\n
“It was believed at the time, the residence may have been booby trapped,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “A perimeter was set around the residence as deputies slowly made entry into the home where they encountered a shotgun that was rigged at the back door to go off once any one attempted to gain entry.”<\/p>\n
“A further sweep of the residence showed the front door was barricaded shut with no other occupants inside,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
The sheriff’s office added that the home belonged to one of Dove’s family members. Authorities said that charges will be forthcoming to a man they identified as Alfonzo Brown, who they said is currently incarcerated.<\/p>\n
“This was a very dangerous situation that appeared targeted at law enforcement,” Calhoun County Sheriff Thomas Summers said in a statement on Tuesday. “It is yet another example of the dangers faced by law enforcement everyday.”<\/p>\n
The sheriff’s office said on Thursday it did not have any additional information available on the investigation, but said that there is no current threat to the public.<\/p>\n
This article originally appeared on NBCNews.com. Read more from NBC News:<\/strong><\/p>\n The incident serves as a reminder of the risks and dangers that law enforcement officers face daily, and the importance of prioritizing their safety and well-being.<\/p>\n * What happened to Jordan Dove? SC Man Killed by Family Member’s Shotgun Booby Trap, Police Say Investigation Ongoing A South Carolina man was shot and killed by a shotgun booby trap allegedly set up by one of his family members, police said on Tuesday. Details of the Incident Jordan Dove, 34, was wounded by a shotgun blast upon arriving to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8777","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime-reports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2157550789.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=1200%2C675&w=1200&resize=1200,675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8777"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8777"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8779,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8777\/revisions\/8779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Conclusion<\/h2>\n
FAQs<\/h2>\n
\nJordan Dove was shot and killed by a shotgun booby trap set up by one of his family members.
\n* Who is suspected of setting up the booby trap?
\nAlfonzo Brown, a family member of Dove’s, is suspected of setting up the booby trap.
\n* Is there a current threat to the public?
\nNo, according to the sheriff’s office, there is no current threat to the public.
\n* What is the status of the investigation?
\nThe investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is currently available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"