A Maine man was shot and killed at his home on Thanksgiving. Police blame a homemade booby trap

Kristin Lam | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption 65-year-old Maine man died after triggering a homemade security device A homemade booby trap killed 65-year-old Ronald Cyr in his Maine home on Thanksgiving after he accidentally triggered it.

A 65-year-old Maine man died after triggering a homemade security device, police said.

Ronald Cyr called 911 to report he had been shot on Thanksgiving evening at home, Van Buren Police said in a news release. While emergency medical services rendered first aid, police discovered a booby trap designed to fire a handgun at anyone trying to enter the front door. Officers found more "unknown devices" in the house and called the Maine State Police bomb squad.

Cyr was pronounced dead at a local hospital from the gunshot wound, police said. Investigators later determined one of his homemade devices unintentionally discharged and shot him.

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Further details weren’t immediately available. Van Buren is on the Canadian border, about 320 miles from Portland, the largest city in Maine.

Possessing a booby trap device is illegal in some states, including Kentucky, where a man was arrested in April and charged with having one on his porch.

Contributing: The Associated Press