'Lucky to be his parents': Family mourns college student killed after trying to enter wrong house
A University of South Carolina student was fatally shot when apparently he accidentally entered the wrong house on the street where he lived, according to police. A 20-year-old University of South Carolina student was fatally shot Saturday when he accidentally tried to enter the wrong house on the street where he lived and was mistaken for a burglar, according to police. The student was identified as Nicholas Anthony Donofrio, according to the Richland County, South Carolina, Coroner's Office. Donofrio was from Madison, Connecticut, and had just started his junior year last week at the university, his parents said in a statement. Donofrio was shot to death early Saturday at a home several blocks from the University of South Carolina in southeast Columbia, according to a statement from the Columbia Police Department. Nicholas Anthony Donofrio is seen here in an undated file photo. Donofrio Family "We were very proud of Nick. We were lucky to be his parents. He was the son eve...