Newberry teen dies in hunting accident

Dec 9, 2024 4:09 pm
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Malachi Lancaster.
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A Newberry teenager died Sunday when a firearm was accidentally discharged while hunting.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) release, FWC officers responded to a hunting incident that involved a minor in Alachua County around 6:14 p.m.

The preliminary information gathered by the FWC officers indicated that a firearm was accidentally discharged.

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Emergency responders transported the victim to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville where he later died from the injury.

In a WCJB article, the victim was identified as 18-year-old Malachi Lancaster, a senior at Newberry High School, and the incident took place off Williston Road south of Gainesville.

The FWC is investigating the shooting.

Jodeci Savage Williams Facebook post of Malachi Lancaster

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    C.J. Gish is the senior editor for Mainstreet Daily News. He is a Pacific Northwest transplant who grew up in Oregon and moved to Florida in 2018. C.J. has spent more than 30 years in media, public relations and marketing, including stints as a newspaper reporter, working at two TV stations (FOX and ABC) in Boise, and as a media specialist for Eastern Oregon University. C.J. enjoys sports, especially the NFL and NBA, and is the father to three amazing adult children. Send story ideas to editor@mainstreetdailynews.com

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Constance Reed

My heart goes out to the family and friends of this young man who is gone way too soon.

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Danielle

So sad. Sending prayers for the family. An Angel taken away too soon.

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