GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A 26-year-old man from Livingston County has died after a cannon that was being used for a baby shower at home south of Flint exploded.Identified as Evan Thomas Silva of Hartland, he was killed after shrapnel sent flying by the explosion struck him.
Police say he was standing about 10-15 feet away when it happened.The cannon was part of a baby shower a family had put together over the weekend in Gaines Township, located in Genesee County.Saturday night around 7:30, the family had planned on setting off a novelty cannon that police said is designed to create a "big flash, a loud noise and create smoke."As the family was planning to celebrate the baby's pending arrival, the cannon was fired.