Expectant Father, 28, Killed By Exploding Gender Reveal Device

An expectant father in upstate New York was killed on Sunday when a device he was constructing for a gender reveal party exploded, according to state police.

Christopher Pekny, 28, was building the device to reveal his child’s gender in the Catskills town of Liberty when it blew up. The blast killed Pekny and injured his brother, Michael, 27, who was treated for his injuries at the Garnet Medical Center in Middletown, according to USA Today.