Disaster NY father-to-be killed, brother injured when gender reveal device explodes

LIBERTY, New York -- A New York man was killed and his brother injured when a gender reveal device they were building exploded.

The incident happened just before noon Sunday, with state police responding to a report of an explosion.


Authorities say the investigation revealed that 28-year-old Christopher Pekny was building a device to be used at a child gender reveal party.

The device exploded, resulting in Pekny's death. State police confirm he was the father-to-be.

His brother, 27-year-old Michael Pekny, was transported to a medical center in Middletown, New York.


The incident remains under investigation by the New York State Police and the New York State Police Bomb Disposal Unit.

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Wonder what he was building.
Pretty depressing that the kid's gonna grow up without a dad for a reason this dumb.

 

[Max Doof]

The fuck kind of device was it a pipebomb?

 

[User names must be unique]

When the kids genuinely an attack helicopter.

 

[Foxxo]

EVERY SINGLE TIME

 

[ShortBusDriver]

They'll do anything for clout

 

[The Last Stand]

Gender reveal parties need to die out before they end up killing MORE people.

 

[Internet's Boyfriend]

What happened to just making a cake???

 

[Snekposter]

Why do people keep doing this shit? Is there some sort of hashtag promoting using IEDs at parties?

You can't blame people for wanting their party to be a blowout affair.

 

[BobbyBriggs69420]

pyrotechnic gender reassignment device

 

[Some JERK]

The fuck kind of device was it a pipebomb?

Building anything with an explosive charge in it can become a pipebomb if you don't know what you're doing.

 

[Ponchik]

gender reveal day is a very dangerous day

 

[Clown Baby]

Imagine growing up without a dad because your parents are so basic that they needed to take dumb pictures of colored soot farting out of a pinata for facebook.

 

[mr.moon1488]

So I guess his gender turned out to be Islamic.

 

[Michael Jacks0n]

The article doesn't specify what the device was (nor does it even show photos), but I'm assuming the device was a fertilizer bomb of some sort.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Remember to ask the baby next time.

 

[Banditotron]

I want to see how it was built. Maybe the gender machine was just a cartoon bomb.

 

[Uranus Pink]

What happened to just making a cake???

Or handing out bubblegum or Cuban cigars to family, and friends.

 

[Slappy McGherkin]

I'm going with tannerite. It's the redneck way. Wanna see what I mean? Here.
I'm guessing they were trying to McGyver it into something wiith a fuse they could light instead of shooting it from a safe distance away.

 

[Dan Abrams]

Do other countries do this retarded shit? Or are gender reveal parties a uniquely American way of killing family members by accident?

 

[The Last Stand]

What happened to just making a cake???

A gay couple went to a bakery and sued them.