20-year-old University of South Carolina student fatally shot while entering wrong home

20-year-old University of South Carolina student fatally shot while entering wrong home

A 20-year-old University of South Carolina student was shot and killed when he accidentally tried to enter the wrong home, police say.

Nicholas Anthony Donofrio was shot at about 2 a.m. Saturday, according to a statement from the Columbia Police Department. Police say Donofrio lived in a home on the same street where the shooting occurred. The Daily Mail reports Donofrio lived in a fraternity on the street.

Donofrio, who was from Madison, Connecticut, was dead at the scene when officers arrived, police say. School officials tell ABC 11 that Donofrio had just started his second year at the university.

The home where the shooting occurred is located several blocks from the university, reports say.

Police did not report any arrests and said they will consult with prosecutors on the case.