Details Emerge On Nick Donofrio, College Student From CT Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus

New information has emerged on the 20-year-old college student from Connecticut who was shot and killed while trying to enter the wrong house near the campus of the University of South Carolina.

by Joe Lombardi & Cecilia Levine

08/27/2023 3:25 p.m.

Nicholas Donofrio's LinkedIn profile says he was a junior studying exercise science, and transferred to the university in 2022, after playing basketball as a freshman for the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.

His UNE bio says he graduated from Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Connecticut.

Donofrio was found dead having suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, on the front porch of a home on the 500 block of South Holly Street in Columbia, South Carolina, around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, the city's police department said.

Original report - 20-Year-Old College Student From CT Shot, Killed After Trying To Enter Wrong Home, Police Say

While the incident was originally reported as a burglary, a preliminary information indicates Donofrio lives on the same street and entered the wrong home, authorities said.

The home is about 2 miles from the main campus of the University of South Carolina.

An investigation is ongoing regarding the circumstances of the case.

This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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