A 17-year-old boy was shot outside a house on Roxland Lane late Saturday night by a assailant said to be unknown, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said this morning. “At this time we do not believe that this was a random attack,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. The victim, shot with a small-caliber weapon, is expected to survive.
Calls came in to the 911 center around 11:30 p.m., one of them from the victim, who reported being shot in the ribs. Several shots were fired, according to neighbors’ reports. By the time the victim called, he’d gone to Roxboro Drive, parallel to Roxland, where sheriff’s units responded. The victim does not necessarily live on either street: he appears to have driven to the area before the shooting.
Various areas of the neighborhood around Roxboro and Roxland were shut down at Rolling Sands Drive as sheriff’s units on ground and by air searched the area, including with K-9 units.
The victim was “conscious and alert,” a sheriff’s spokesperson said, and was transported by air less than half an hour later–by Trauma One–to Halifax hospital in Daytona Beach. Around the same time, Volusia County’s Air One, equipped with infrared night vision cameras, joined the search above the R-Section. Certain items were found in the woods, and there are unconfirmed reports that a juvenile was found in the woods during the search.
Deputies canvassed the area for surveillance video from such things as Ring Doorbells.
Asked if the shooting had any connection to the recent brawl that involved two or three dozen juveniles and young adults at Ralph Carter Park, the sheriff’s spokesperson said: “I’m not sure, that is not a detail they’ve confirmed at this point, so there’s still a lot of investigation to do. They’ve worked through the night and they’re trying to continue today to figure out what happened.”
“At this time we don’t know the motive,” the spokesperson said.
“We are actively piecing together the events that led up to this incident and are following all leads that have been uncovered,” Staly said in a release issued this morning. “We ask the community to send tips if they have any information that may help in this investigation.”
Anyone with information related to this incident can send it to [email protected] or call the nonemergency line at 386-313-4911 and mention Case Number 2021-37949. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS (8477). You could be eligible for a reward up to $5,000.00.
Outsider says
What was wrong with Palm Coast being a retirement community? Oh that’s right, the bureaucrats need tax money to sustain the bureaucracy. This crap is just the cost of doing business.
ASF says
Perhaps a little heat should be applied to the so-called “guardians” of these teens. They might not care enough to do anything but thwart the police and enable these kids until they realize that THEY might have something to lose in process if they don’t start taking some responsibility themselves.
Mythoughts says
So the juvenile gets shot on a street he doesn’t live on, doesn’t know the assailant. If you believe that story I have oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you.
And a brawl at a city park, here we go with these city parks and juveniles getting into trouble. Once again these parks are trouble in this town and something needs to be done about patrolling them.
Doesn’t take a rocket scientist that there are teen juvenile delinquents in Palm Coast and the real blame goes back to their parents.
See something say something... says
Sounds like there is way too much information missing. More than likely, another drug deal gone bad. Staly and team will figure it out and the cleanup continues. Quit blaming the parents.
Taxpayer says
Capitalism doesn’t care about your feelings.
Lance Carroll says
Keep in mind that the retirees’ progeny has followed them…
Just a thought…
Greg says
Most likely a drug deal gone bad. Palm Coast is turning g into Orlando. More building creates more crime. Time to leave PC.
Local says
You can always vote to raise taxes and get a real police department….just saying….heck, flagler beach and bunnell have their own.
Mary Fusco says
Here’s another thought. We are retirees and these delinquents are not our progeny. My husband and I worked hard to raise our children. They are all college educated with kids of their own in college. My son is a Navy veteran. They have never been arrested. They were not running around at night with weapons. They were either studying or working. One of my daughters graduated from Flagler College. She is a special Ed teacher. Her daughter is in grad school to be a speech therapist. My grandson is in the Coast Guard. Another daughter that “followed” us to FL is an RN at Baptist in Jax. The other 2 are still in NY. Here’s another thought, you will not have to worry about a retiree breaking into your car in your driveway. LOL.
Steve Vanne says
I’m with u Greg can’t wait to get out of here.
Just a thought says
Where was it said Palm Coast was to be a retirement community? Just because ITT sold lots to retirees, I don’t think master plan ever called it a retiree community. Maybe someone with specific knowledge can clarify?
Peaches McGee says
adiós, arrivederci, aloha, ciao, sayonara, bon voyage, au revoir, and good-bye.
Concerned Citizen says
Why can’t we hold parents responsible?
When I was growing up I was taught there were rules and consequences for breaking them. Now a days kids run around doing what they want and parents often fear their own kids.
My parents knew where I was at all times. And when out with friends our parents had an intelligence gathering network that put the CIA to shame. We certainly didn’t go places we didn’t need to be and end up getting shot.
I see kids out at all hours of the night now. And I have to wonder what parent allows their kid that type of freedom?
TR says
Who would you like us to blame??? When a juvenile does something to break the law it’s almost 95% the parents fault. If the parents would start an early age of a child’s life to be part of it and always know where their kids are and who they hang out with, most of these kids problems would not be happening. Besides can anyone tell me how a 17 year old punk gets a gun? When the sheriff’s dept. find this punk, they should charge him as an adult for attempted murder. No ans ifs or butts.
ASF says
Quit blaming the parents? Oh, yeah, let’s just leave their non-supervising guardians out of it. What responsibility do THEY have for what their progeny does on our streets? If they get shot, they got shot? If they shoot somebody else, that’s somebody’s else’s problem.
I would say that that attitude is exactly what tends to breed problems with drugs–both on the selling AND the using sides of the equation.
Steve says
Who else is responsible for enabling these no nothing Teens who show no respect for anyone or anything. Its all about Followers and Likes on their Social Media Spaces. We can all thank the Court System for setting the tone on continual revolving door of catch and release Felons over the last 20 years. Hello…. SSMMHH
GR says
TR – how a 17 year old punk gets a gun? It is easy. They steal them either from cars that are unlock or from their parents who don’t secure their guns. And, there is always the black market.
Palm Coast Original says
I was born and raised here in Palm Coast and yes, it was intended to be a retirement community. The only problem with that is everyone loved it here and brought the whole family. It has been down hill ever since. Too much crime and wannabe “gangs”, children having children with no proper parenting or guidance. WELCOME TO “PALM COMPTON”!!!
TR says
But according to See something, say something we shouldn’t blame the parents. There are so many questions on why we shouldn’t blame the parents. But the answer is we do need to blame the parents.