Alachua police arrest a man in connection with a fatal park shooting

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ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - One Gainesville teen is dead and another is arrested after a shooting in Alachua.

Around 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Alachua Police officers responded to a report of a person shot at Maude Lewis Park.

They found Stoney Shine Jr., 16, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by Adrian Cushion,19.

Officers say the two teens and others were involved in a fight when Shine pulled out a gun.

That is when Cushion also pulled out a gun and shot him multiple times.

Shine was transported to UF Health Shands Hospital, where he later died.

Cushion was placed under arrest for the shooting death.

He is being held at the Alachua County Jail.

This investigation is ongoing.

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