{"id":2380152,"date":"2024-12-14T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T23:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragedy-rocks-community-18-year-old-homecoming-king-killed-in-hunting-accident\/"},"modified":"2024-12-14T18:10:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T23:10:05","slug":"tragedy-rocks-community-18-year-old-homecoming-king-killed-in-hunting-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragedy-rocks-community-18-year-old-homecoming-king-killed-in-hunting-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy Rocks Community: 18-Year-Old Homecoming King Killed in Hunting Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftragedy-rocks-community-18-year-old-homecoming-king-killed-in-hunting-accident%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tragic hunting accident<\/a> on Sunday claimed the life of \u2064Malachi Lancaster,an\u2064 18-year-old senior football player at\u2062 Newberry High\u200b School in Florida. Known as \u2064the\u200c school&#8217;s \u200bhomecoming king, Lancaster reportedly \u2064died from injuries sustained due to an accidental discharge of a firearm, as confirmed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife\u2062 Conservation Commission. He was transported to\u2063 Shands Hospital, where he succumbed to his \u2064injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Lancaster&#8217;s parents, Joel and Sophie, who are pastors at Activate Church in Gainesville, expressed their \u2063deep grief over the loss of their son\u200d in a heartfelt statement. They thanked the community for their prayers and support during this tough time. Friends \u2064and family held a vigil in his memory, where hundreds attended,\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-germans-abandoning-their-vehicles-in-protest-of-fuel-price-increases\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Germans Abandoning Their Vehicles In Protest Of Fuel Price Increases?\">lighting lanterns<\/a> in his honor. Pastor Gary\u200b Bracewell, who had known Lancaster for a decade, described him as a loving and\u200c adventurous young\u2063 man with an entrepreneurial spirit. The tragic incident remains under investigation, and the community\u200c is mourning the loss of a cherished \u200byoung person.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Florida high school student&rsquo;s life was cut short after a fatal hunting accident on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Malachi Lancaster, 18, was a senior football player at Newberry High School in Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcjb.com\/2024\/12\/09\/newberry-high-school-football-player-dies-hunting-accident-wonderful-young-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to WCJB-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lancaster was also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-notorious-liar-tries-to-recover-from-debate-disaster-by-telling-crowd-what-i-do-know-is-how-to-tell-the-truth\/\" title=\"Biden, Notorious Liar, Tries to Recover From Debate Disaster By Telling Crowd &#039;What I Do Know Is How To Tell The Truth&#039;\">school&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s homecoming king this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who responded to the incident Sunday evening, believes Lancaster was killed by an accidental discharge.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The victim was transported to Shands Hospital and later died from the injury,&rdquo; the FWC wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our thoughts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/city-manager-bans-jesus-prayers-says-harassing-hostile-use-name-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayers<\/a> are with the victim&rsquo;s family and friends during this difficult time. This is an active investigation and there is no further information available at this time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lancaster&rsquo;s parents d a statement on about their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-biden-administration-is-politicizing-the-military\/\" title=\"How the Biden Administration is Politicizing the Military\">son&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s passing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmyactivatechurch%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0mdYCGzfN7defCTrWiszndcyPvWKZ9AaC67JYQrBEK1s4YVdvFCWq8JmWL3EJv85wl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"735\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is with heavy hearts that we  the news of the passing of our dear son, Malachi Lancaster,&rdquo; wrote Joel and Sophie Lancaster, who are pastors at Activate Church in Gainesville.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply grateful for your prayers and support during this difficult time as we navigate our grief and make final arrangements. In the midst of our sorrow, we continue to trust in God&rsquo;s faithfulness and presence,&rdquo; the post added. &ldquo;At this time, we kindly ask for your understanding, and we will keep you informed with any updates. We love you, and thank you for standing with us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FYoung22Smoke%2Fposts%2Fpfbid033mo7bF75bLgd9KHau7qht8ddUsR9QPG4TKmr9dpzEA3YX44GehEueZFavWYg9SYGl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"722\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pastor Gary Bracewell of Christian Life Fellowship Church had known the deceased teenager for a decade.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[The family] was actually out of town when this happened and they were making their way back to Gainesville, and they contacted me to meet them at the hospital,&rdquo; Bracewell said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Malachi was just a wonderful young man he was full of love and adventure. He was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-man-pleads-guilty-killing-tech-entrepreneur-sentenced-life-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entrepreneur<\/a>. He was a grown-up in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-film-city-of-dreams-explores-reality-of-child-trafficking-in-america-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New film \u2018City of Dreams\u2019 explores reality of child trafficking in America - Washington Examiner\">young man&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s body,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Friends and family held a vigil for Lancaster Thursday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcjb.com\/2024\/12\/13\/i-still-dont-feel-like-its-real-friends-family-remember-newberry-teen-malachi-lancaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCJB-TV reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds attended, lining Lancaster&rsquo;s neighborhood sidewalks with hundreds of lit paper lanterns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been very hard the last couple of days,&rdquo; said neighbor Emma Langford. &ldquo;Hearing all the stories of him, things I never knew and things I did know, it shows me how loved he was and how great of a person he was.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that Lancaster died from an accidental discharge. He was taken to Shands Hospital but succumbed to his injuries. His parents, Joel and Sophie Lancaster, expressed their grief in a statement, thanking everyone for their support during this challenging time. Friends and family gathered for a vigil in his honor, highlighting the love and admiration many had for him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2380153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/High-School-Football.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5985,46810,46809,13242,46811],"class_list":["post-2380152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-community","tag-homecoming-king","tag-hunting-accident","tag-tragedy","tag-youth-loss"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/High-School-Football.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380152"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380156,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380152\/revisions\/2380156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}