The country music artist Sundance Head, who won Season 11 of The Voice, provided further insight on the shooting incident that occurred last week, in which he was struck by a bullet from his own firearm and expressed his belief that he would die.
On Thursday, Head, 46, had gone alone to his property near Maydelle, Texas. He was packing his Jeep the next day after a hunting expedition by himself when his.22-caliber handgun exploded.
In a series of videos posted on Facebook this week, Head stated, “I wanted to come on and tell you guys that I’m still alive, thank you to the good Lord above, the wonderful first responders that helped me, and the trauma team at UT Tyler.”
I was certain that my death was imminent. He claimed that it was among the most bizarre things that had ever happened to him. I’m still here. I’m hurting a lot. I was unintentionally shot in the stomach. I was by myself.
He claimed that his revolver, which he characterized as an antiquated firearm from a Western film, was in the passenger seat of his car as he was packing it. He said that there was no strap to hold the gun in place inside the rapid draw holster.
“I was shot when that revolver slid out of the case and struck the Jeep’s door jamb on the floor step,” Head explained.
He claimed that at first, he was in shock and was unaware that he had been shot.
The blood leaked out of my fingertips as I reached down to feel my tummy. And to tell the truth, man, I was terrified. Then I realized I had been shot. I was attempting to mentally digest the fact that I had just been shot. “It was really quick,” he claimed. My pockets were already saturated with blood when I reached into my blue jeans pocket to retrieve my phone.
He had a rucksack in the front seat with his phone and other items. To signal for assistance, Head fled in panic and leaped the cow fence on his property onto Highway 84.
Man, I didn’t think I would make it. There I was, bleeding out. I had no one to assist me. Approximately a dozen automobiles passed by, looked at me, and continued driving, he added.
At last, a man whom Head referred to as a celestial angel halted.
An ambulance was called by the man. Head remarked, “I thought I was going to bleed out and die right there,” as they waited.
He claimed he was in such a situation that he wanted to speak with his wife but was so agitated that he kept providing the good Samaritans who came to his rescue his personal cellphone number. At last, they managed to dial the right number.
Before the ambulance arrived, I was able to speak with her and tell her that I loved her and that I had been shot. That was about all I had time to say, Head said.
He was carried to the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office by ambulance, where they awaited the arrival of a helicopter.
When they put me on the gurney and said, “We’re getting in the helicopter, we got to go,” I was terrified of heights and claustrophobic. Man, I was so happy to get on the bird.
As he struggled with thoughts of death, he was placed on intravenous lines aboard the aircraft.
I’m going to die like this. I pondered. He remarked, “How ridiculous that I’m going to die in such a strange, freak accident.” He pleaded with the helicopter medic to save his life and began to pray for his kids.
I’ve been alcohol-free for two years. I have three small children. I’m in control of my life. Keep me alive, please. “I have a purpose,” he remembered.
He claimed that he felt at ease despite the death-related ideas.
I recall lying there and staring up at the helicopter’s ceiling. I had my kids all around me. They were laughing and holding hands over me. None of it was real, of course. “That’s exactly what I was thinking,” he said.
At last, they touched down at Tyler’s UT Health.
He claimed to still have the bullet in him and to be incredibly thankful for a fresh start in life.
“I want to express my gratitude to the first responders and to the people who stopped to assist me on Highway 84,” he stated.
The bullet is still inside of me. I have no idea what exactly is going to happen. All I know is that I was spared death the day before yesterday, that I have another chance to live, and that the Lord has blessed me in ways that I just cannot even fathom, he said.
“If we could relive this thing and do it at 999,000 more times, it wouldn’t happen,” he added, describing the episode as one of the most bizarre things that could have happened.
After winning The Voice in 2016, Head, who was coached by Blake Shelton, went on tour with Shelton the following year. In 2022, he released an album called “Starting Again.” Prior to The Voice, he placed in the semifinals of American Idol’s sixth season in 2007.
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