FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A 17-year-old has been sentenced to nine years in prison followed by 15 years probation for the shooting death of a man at a Flagler County party in 2022.
According to a news release from the 7th Judicial Circuit, Da’Mari Barnes who was 15 at the time he was accused of shooting and killing Jamey Bennett, Jr. on Feb. 5, 2022.
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Barnes pled in October to a charge of manslaughter with a firearm.
Officials said that a group of teens were in a wooded area in Palm Coast for a bonfire party on the night of the shooting.
According to the release, Barnes went to the party armed with a gun in the front pocket of his hooded sweatshirt.
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During the party, a girl accidentally bumped into Barnes, who yelled and shoved her in response, deputies said.
Jamey Bennett, Jr., 19 years old at the time, defended the girl which led to a fight between him and Barnes.
According to the release, Barnes pulled out his gun and shot the victim in the chest. Bennett died at the hospital.