- April 26, 2024
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This story was updated at 10:32 a.m.
The Bunnell Police Department is investigating a shooting the left one person with life-threatening injuries on March 16.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office dispatch received a call at 10:25 p.m. from the 500 South Drain Street in Bunnell that a 20-year-old man had been shot. BPD officers and FCSO deputies rendered first aid to the man until medical responders could arrive, a BPD press release said.
First responders issued a trauma alert and Flagler County Fire Rescue's FireFlight airlifted the man to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. The man was briefly stabilized, but his status has since deteriorated back to critical condition, BPD Chief David Brannon said. Eddie Johnson Park was used as a landing area.
The victim was shot in the upper left side of his chest, near the armpit, Brannon said.
BPD is leading an investigation into the shooting, with support from the Sheriff's Office. Brannon said BPD and FCSO detectives worked through the weekend, following up on several leads and investigating the crime scene.
"At this point, they're still actively working the case," he said.
Initial reports state a fight broke out in the 500 block of South Anderson Street. Shots were fired and several people fled the area on foot and in cars, the press release said. It is unknown if the victim was involved in the fight or an intended target.
Officers are looking into several suspects, Brannon said, but there was only the one victim, that they know of.
Brannon said there is a possibility the shooting was related to a brawl that broke out in Bunnell in the 300 block of South Anderson Street on March 2, but said that is unconfirmed at this time. The brawl involved over 40 people and totaled in six arrests.
If anyone has information about this incident, they can remain anonymous and call Bunnell Police Detective Sergeant Shane Groth at (386) 600-7950, or CrimeStoppers at (888) 277-TIPS (8477).
