Malachi Hemphill was an American high school student at Forest Park High School (Georgia). ^{[undefined] [1]} He died while broadcasting himself live on Instagram handling a handgun. It went off and killed him.

He was the son of Shaniqua Stephens.

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On April 10, 2017, Malachi died from an accidental gunshot wound while streaming on Instagram Live. ^{[1] [undefined] [undefined]}

He was live on the social media site handling the gun when it went off.

^{[undefined] [1]} His mother and sister found him in his bedroom with a gunshot wound. ^{[undefined] [1]} Prior to the incident, he had just taken out the trash. ^{[undefined] [1]}

He was rushed to Grady Hospital where he was pronounced dead. ^{[1] [undefined]}

Former NBA basketball player Shaquille O'Neal offered to pay for Hemphill’s funeral. ^[undefined]

Police have investigated how Malachi Hemphill retrieved the gun.

They have since arrested a juvenile who they say gave Hemphill the gun.

They have charged the juvenile with numerous crimes.

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