A South Carolina man was shot dead this week while walking into a booby-trapped house of his imprisoned uncle.

Charges will be "forthcoming" against the homeowner, identified as Alfonzo Brown, who is currently in prison out of state, authorities said.

A South Carolina man was killed while checking on a family member's house this week, police said. Investigators found a door of the home was booby-trapped with a shotgun. Deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported shooting at a home on Monday evening.

A man died after entering a booby-trapped residence in South Carolina on Monday evening, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

A man has been fatally shot after entering a family member’s booby-trapped home in South Carolina, according to police. Jordan Dove, 34, of Lugoff, was found with gunshot wounds when police responded to reports of a shooting at a residence on Chickadee Circle in Saint Matthews on the evening of Monday,