One man is dead after a baby shower in Michigan caused an explosion, according to Gaines Township authorities.

As the Associated Press reported, “A small cannon device that was fired in the backyard of a home by the homeowner blew up, spraying metal shrapnel that struck an unidentified Hartland man who was standing nearby.”

The man was in serious condition when he was transported to Hurley Medical Center in Flint. He passed away there on Sunday.

“Three parked cars and the garage where the baby shower was being held were also struck by shrapnel,” according to the Associated Press.

Authorities later identified the victim as 26-year-old Evan Thomas Silva.

“Police said the cannon did not have a projectile and was designed to create a big flash, smoke, and a loud noise. It had been fired multiple times before the baby shower with no issue,” Click on Detroit reported.

Police believe that the gunpowder loaded in the device caused it to fracture, which spread shrapnel all over the area.

“The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad, Gaines Township Fire Department, and Med Star Ambulance assisted troopers at the scene,” according to MLive.com.