A man allegedly shot himself in a car while his girlfriend was driving, and she pulled into the driveway of the Elks Lodge to wait for paramedics. He blamed her. She described self-harm.
The incident took place before 8 p.m. Sunday. According to a Flagler County Sheriff’s report, Jason Dillon, 28, and Amanda L. Black, both of Pennsylvania, were visiting Black’s sister in the F Section. Black told authorities that Dillon “had gotten too drunk and was causing too many disturbances,” according to a sheriff’s report.
Black’s sister asked him to leave. The couple drove away, first stopping at the Shell gas station on Old Kings Road for cigarettes. Heading north on Old Kings, the couple got into an argument, with Dillon “making statements about self-harm by stating, ‘I’ll show you, I’ll show you, I’ll kill myself, I’ll kill myself,” according to the account Black gave deputies.
Dillon asked his girlfriend if she wanted to be with him anymore. She said she did not. She then “heard a loud ‘pop’ and her ears began ringing,” the report states. She then noticed Dillon in pain and dialed 911. She told authorities she was initially going to drive to a hospital, but pulled in at the Elks Lodge instead.
Flagler County 911 received several calls from that location about the incident. When a deputy pulled into the Elks Lodge, a white Chevy Malibu with Pennsylvania tags was adjacent to the entrance. Dillon was in the passenger seat with the door closed. He did not comply with verbal commands from deputies to exit the vehicle. He was taken to the ground by deputies and handcuffed. He had a bullet wound on the upper right side of his body. A deputy provided first aid while awaiting paramedics.
When deputies asked him who had shot him, Dillon said, “She did,” meaning Black. Black was sitting outside the car near the Elks Lodge sign, away from the vehicle. She was handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol vehicle.
Deputies located a silver 9mm casing on the front passenger floorboard in plain view, and a black 9mm SCCY model in the back driver’s side floorboard underneath the driver’s seat. There were 20 rounds of ammunition for the 9mm, two rounds of 12 gauge slugs and three rounds of 12 gauge bird shot ammunition, according to the report.
“No further questions were asked, and the scene security was held until the arrival of ISD and CSI,” the report states, referring to detectives and crime scene investigators.
Black was booked at the Flagler County jail on a misdemeanor assault charge and was released this morning.
atwp says
According to the report no one was killed, Thank God. Heavy drinking and arguments is never a good mix. Sometimes it’s best to be alone. My question is who did the shooting?
TR says
According to the article, Dillion shot himself, but blamed his girlfriend Black. I’m sure when they fingerprint the gun they will find Dillion did the shooting. Happy Holidays to this JA.
FedUp says
Boy, he really showed her. More transplants who are a drain on our resources.
Me says
They were visiting from out of town, not transplants.
MM says
Visiting friends of friends, coming to Florida to get their drugs, guns, etc., is probably more realistic. Florida and now it seems especially Palm Coast is a place that the ‘low life’ as we used to call them up north, come, and it has always been that way. Some areas attract the criminal population and this seems to be one of them. The cheap housing and lower standards and conspiracies that DeSantis thrives on draws them here. Rentals are a dime a dozen, and just look at who they are renting to! Very sad, and getting worse every day. Why this woman was released and why they believed her story, who knows.
Palm coast says
Cheap housing ? R u out of ur mind ?
TR says
Yea I was wondering the same thing. Reality is missing with some people.
Capt Bill Hanagan says
We need to pause rust belt migration until we figure out what’s going on with these people.. “they’re not sending their best”
celia says
The growth we experience lately is felt in all the litter we pick up daily along our drives and lanes, in the speeders violating traffic laws that do not care for pedestrians, bikers, cyclist including our motorcycle sheriff traffic patrols or our displaced wildlife crossing in front of their speeding vehicles, becoming road kill. Substance abuse and violence becomes fun for them. Some of those families kids bring “big city gangs style behavior” harassing intentionally and joyfully the elderly and ADA residents with their parents complacence and or cheering. Residing in Palm Coast since 1991…I can sadly see our city changing and not for the better.
Just me says
Cheap housing???.. the only reason we’re paying so much all around is bc you outsiders are coming in and ruining our lil town trying to New York
It and bringing ur chaos, non driving skills and complete lack of common courtesy here. Hey if just everyone goes back where they came from.. see what happens here then.. there’s a thought! Ughhh🤦🏼♀️And btw.. move tf over.. you DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE LEFT LANE IDIOTS…🤬and wonder why ur honked at and cut off .. grow a brain!
Palm coast says
Why do visitors carry guns with them ? What ? They both should be arrested for that. They r not residents .
FedUp says
You’re not in New York or New Jersey. Florida is an open carry state. If you want that, go back to where you came from.
CH says
You can see here how people get a small piece of information, and they run with it and it becomes a whole something else.
Powder Residue? says
Who ever fired the pistol will have gun powder residue on their hand. Everybody knows that. You cannot shoot yourself and blame the person sitting next to you, residual evidence will prove a self inflicted gunshot wound. Nor could Black fire the weapon and claim he shot himself. The Sheriff knows who fired the weapon, they would not have released Black if there were evidence she was guilty of attempted murder.