Sundance Head, the 2016 winner of NBC’s The Voice, is in stable condition after accidentally shooting himself in a hunting accident near his Texas ranch.
The 46-year-old country singer (born Jason Head) was hospitalized on Friday (Nov. 15) after the firearm he was handling discharged and struck him in the stomach. The news was first reported by TMZ.
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The incident occurred when the singer’s firearm “slipped out of the holster, hit the side of the Jeep, and discharged into his stomach area,” a representative for Head told CBS News.
In a Facebook post through her husband’s account, Head’s wife, Misty, confirmed that the musician was in stable condition and clarified that the shooting was not the result of an intentional act or a hunting rifle.
“It was not his hunting rifle and no nobody shot him,” Misty Head wrote. “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.”
She explained that the bullet entered above Sundance’s navel and lodged into his abdominal wall, narrowly missing all vital organs.
“He will not require surgery as they are not removing the bullet,” Misty wrote. “Being on the bigger side was a good thing. The bullet is in his fatty tissue.”
At the time of the accident, Sundance did not have his cell phone with him, but a passing driver came to his aid and called 911, according to Misty. He was subsequently transported to the hospital for treatment.
Misty assured fans that her husband was in “good spirits” and expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support. “Kids are in with him now. Prayers answered as no internal damage was done by the bullet. Thank you all for the prayers,” she wrote on Facebook.
Sundance Head, the son of country singer Roy Head, rose to fame as the season 11 winner of The Voice in 2016, where he was a member of Blake Shelton’s team. The Texas native also competed on the sixth season of American Idol. Since his victory on The Voice, Sundance has released two albums, including his most recent, Starting Again, in 2022.