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Jason ‘Sundance’ Head Opens Up About Life-Altering Moment: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’ After Shooting Incident

 

Jason ‘Sundance’ Head, Winner of ‘The Voice,’ Recalls Shooting Incident: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’


Jason “Sundance” Head, who was crowned the winner of Season 11 of NBC’s “The Voice,” is sharing his story after undergoing treatment for a gunshot wound he accidentally inflicted upon himself.

 

In a series of videos shared on his Facebook page, the singer-songwriter recounted the terrifying experience in detail.

On Friday, Head accidentally shot himself in the stomach and was subsequently airlifted to UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas, as confirmed by his representatives on Saturday. In a statement provided to YSL News on Tuesday, Head’s agent, Trey Newman, indicated that the bullet narrowly missed critical organs and became lodged in a fatty tissue area of his abdomen.

In the first video, recorded on Sunday, Head revealed, “I still have the bullet in me. I don’t know what’s next; all I can say is I’m alive.” He expressed gratitude towards God, as well as the medical professionals and first responders who helped him, noting, “I was convinced I was going to die; this was one of the wildest experiences I’ve gone through.”

 

In a follow-up video posted Monday evening, Head provided a more comprehensive account of the incident. He mentioned he was on a solo camping trip and always carried a .22-caliber revolver with him. “It’s an old-fashioned revolver,” he explained, adding, “It resembles the kind of gun you’d find in Western films.”

 

He described how the gun was in a quick-draw holster without any strap. “I still can’t explain what happened,” he admitted, explaining he had placed his backpack with the holster in the passenger seat of his car and was shot when he was walking away.

 

“It was that quick,” he said. “The revolver slipped out of the case, struck the doorjamb on the Jeep, and shot me.”

In stunned disbelief, Head recounted checking his abdomen to confirm the injury. “I reached into my blue jeans to retrieve my phone only to find my pockets soaked in blood,” he recounted.

 

With no one nearby to assist, he decided to run, jumping a fence to reach the highway for help. “I also want to express my gratitude to the drivers on Highway 84 who stopped to help me. Without your assistance, I don’t believe I would have made it; I was losing a lot of blood,” he stated in the initial video.

Although a few vehicles passed by without stopping, eventually a bystander did slow down and offer help. “He felt like an angel sent from above,” Head remarked. “I had never been so relieved to see someone in my life.”

 

Now back home and in recovery, Head is excited to return to his touring schedule, as shared by Newman in the statement.

The country singer gained recognition after winning “The Voice” while on Blake Shelton’s team, impressing Shelton during his blind audition with an incredible rendition of Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.”

Before his victory on “The Voice” in 2016, Sundance Head had been a contestant on Season 7 of Fox’s “American Idol,” making it to the Top 16 before Jordin Sparks took the title.