'The Voice' winner Sundance Head shot in Texas, fans pray for recovery as he is airlifted to hospital

TYLER, TEXAS: Sundance Head, the Season 11 winner of 'The Voice', sustained a gunshot wound at his ranch in East Texas on Friday, November 15.

A statement from Sundance's representative, Trey Newman, confirmed that the country music singer suffered a gunshot wound to his stomach and personally called 911. Subsequently, he was airlifted to a hospital in Tyler, Texas.

In 2007, Sundance reached the semifinals of 'American Idol'. By 2016, the artist joined Team Blake Shelton on 'The Voice' and won the show.

Sundance Head's wife updates fans after shooting incident

Trey Newman informed Fox News Digital, "This was an apparent accident, and the bullet did not hit any vital organs, lodging in a fatty area of his stomach [and] not requiring any surgery at this time until we receive any further updates."

The cause of the shooting has not been disclosed at this moment. On Friday, Misty, the wife of Sundance, used his Facebook account to post updates about his condition and expressed gratitude for "all the prayers" from fans.

"Doctor just called me bullet went in above his navel and lodged into his abdominal wall missing all vital organs. He will not require surgery as they are not removing the bullet," she expressed on social media.

The note further read, "I’m sure she said why but my head is in a fog right now. Him being on the bigger side was a good thing. Bullet is in his fatty tissue. Thanks for all the prayers."

"Prayer Warriors we need y’all. This is Misty - I don’t have a lot of information but please keep Sundance in your prayers. Sundance has been life flighted with a gun shot wound to his stomach per the paramedics who called me," Sundance's wife went on to say.

She concluded, "They told me once they land he’s going in for immediate surgery. They did get him stable for the flight (per the paramedic) We are on our way to Tyler now. Again this is the only information I have at the time. Please just keep him in your prayers."

Who shot Sundance Head? 

She then updated fans about the cause of Sundance's injuries. Her update read: "We have arrived at hospital and just now physically put my eyes on him and heard his sweet voice. He’s in good spirits considering the last several hours. Kids are in with him now. Prayers answered as no internal damage was done by the bullet. Thank you all for the prayers.

What happened : he’s at the ranch hunting by himself went up yesterday the boys were coming up this evening to join him for a weekend together and well this happened. It was not his hunting rifle and no nobody shot him. He was out of the vehicle reaching in to grab his 22 when he grabbed it the 22 came out of its holster and hit the exterior of the Jeep just right and went off.

Sundance said it happened so fast and he could see the bullet dislodging. I thought he called 911 he didn’t- he put his hands in pocket for phone immediately after getting hit but phone wasn’t there just filled with blood so he took off down the driveway out to the main road to flag a car down for help.

10 cars later someone turned around to help and called 911. Now this is what he has told me … he is heavily medicated at the moment. He’s so lucky and grateful to be alive. Thank you to the Good Samaritan who stopped and helped and the fast response by life flight and the doctors." 

Fans flood Facebook with prayers and well wishes for Sundance Head

Thousands of fans flooded the comment section of the Facebook post, offering well wishes to the country music singer.

A user, "Oh no. I've been following him since he won The Voice years ago. Lord please place your hands on his Dr's that are operating on him ,and guide their hands to save him and keep him with his wife and kids. AMEN."

Another added, "Prayers up for Sundance and his medical team, and that you have a safe journey to Tyler. Be careful."

A third commented, "Lord please watch over Sundance. Please give the Dr's the skill to repair his stomach . I pray for the medical team to take very good care of him."

"Lord, we ask for your very real presence be with Sundance in the helicopter, in the hospital, and with his medical team. Heal him from this trauma completely. Cover him in your own peace that passes all understanding. And please keep his family safe as they travel to him. We all these things in Jesus name!" a fan prayed.

A person said, "Oh my goodness! I hate to hear that. Sending lots of prayers for all of you!"

Another added, "Praying for our sweet Sundance Head! Please keep us posted and let us know any thing we can do for your family/ I am in Houston"

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