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USC student shot trying to enter wrong home was ‘loving, compassionate’: parents
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0:31Now PlayingThe grieving parents of a University of South Carolina student who was shot dead when he tried to enter the wrong home had just dropped their “loving, compassionate” son off last week to begin his junior year.
Nicholas Anthony Donofrio, 20, — who was found dead about 2 a.m. Saturday on the front porch of a Columbia home — had moved in last week to a nearby residence that he was sharing with four friends, his parents told WTNH
They told the outlet that they had joined the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity member to drop him off for his junior year.
They declined to discuss the shooting, but described Donofrio as “a great son, loving, compassionate, all the traits you would want in a son.”
Police said they were called to a report of a break-in at the residence, which was on the same block where Donofrio lived.
“Preliminary information indicates that Donofrio who resided on South Holly Street attempted to enter the wrong home when he was fatally shot,” the statement read.
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