Family and friends are in shock after 22-year-old Devon Staples was instantly killed, after lighting a firework from the top of his head. The victim's brother, Cody Staples believes that this was a freak accident.

As reported by WTVR, Devon placed a fireworks mortar on his head and set it off. According to his brother, it was more of a freak accident since Devon was holding a lighter but didn't mean to light the firework. The incident happened in one of his friend's backyard in Calais, Maine.

Devon died instantly when the firework went off.

“I was the first one who got there. There was no rushing him to the hospital. There was no Devon left when I got there,” said Cody, “It was a freak accident. …. But Devon was not the kind of person who would do something stupid. He was the kind of person who would pretend to do something stupid to make people laugh.”

You can find tons of people sharing stories about Devon and images of him at his former job as Gaston from Beauty and the Beast, at Disney World. According to officials, this incident is the first to happen in Maine since they were first legalized two years ago.

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