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Chance Gallant

Case from Baldwin, ME dated Jul 30, 2017

Victim Details

Chance Gallant

Male

White / Caucasian

Baldwin

ME

2017-07-30

20

Chance

Gallant

Accidental

07/06/2026

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In the late afternoon of July 30, 2017, the life of 20-year-old Chance Edward Gallant, a White male from Sebago, Maine, was tragically cut short in what authorities would describe as an accidental shooting. The incident unfolded in a gravel pit off Carl Burnell Road in Baldwin, a place where Gallant and his friends regularly gathered for target practice. On this particular Sunday, Gallant was with five friends when a rifle being handled by two of the individuals jammed.

As the two friends ...
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  • The Bangor Daily News: Man accidentally shot to death in Baldwin was ‘great advocate for guns’
  • WMTW: 'He was full of life' Young EMT killed in accidental shooting remembered
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