- April 18, 2024
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A 51-year-old Bunnell man shot another man in the arm March 23, telling deputies later that he'd been trying to fire a "warning shot."
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office had responded to Nutwood Avenue in Bunnell in response to a medical call: The victim said he'd been shot in the arm an hour before by 51-year-old Dwayne Troy Dameron and needed emergency medical assistance.
The victim was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center for treatment. Once there, he told deputies that he believed he was shot because he had been fighting with his girlfriend, 40-year-old Nichole Beard, earlier that day.
The victim said that the arguments had become physical more than once and that Beard had twice stabbed him in his right arm.
He'd left her home, but then went back to retrieve a toaster and found Dameron waiting for him outside.
Dameron would not allow him to come near the trailer, threw the toaster at his feet, and threatened him with a silver revolver, the victim said.
The victim then kicked Dameron’s pickup truck, and Dameron drew the revolver and shot the victim in his left arm.
The victim stated Dameron was immediately apologetic and told him he was only intending to fire a “warning shot.”
Dameron gave the revolver to Beard and then offered to take the victim back to his house where he could render first-aid.
The victim went with Dameron to his residence where Dameron applied bandages to the gunshot wound, as well as promise to “take care of him” by offering to give him a vehicle and then drove him back to the victim's residence.
The victim said he was reluctant to call law enforcement because he did not want Dameron to get in trouble, but felt he had no choice since the wound would not stop bleeding.
Deputies then made contact with Beard at her residence and questioned her about the incident.
Beard said that the arguments did get physical, but indicated she was only acting in self-defense.
Regarding the shooting, Beard told deputies that she did ask Dameron to come to her hone after arguing with the victim, but that she did not see the shooting.
She confirmed that she took the revolver from Dameron before he and the victim left the scene and returned it to him when he came back.
Beard said that Dameron told her that he intended to burn the clothes he wore when the shooting happened. After the interview, Beard was arrested.
The FCSO obtained a search warrant for Dameron’s residence, and the FCSO Special Investigations Unit (SIU), K-9 Unit, and S.W.A.T. executed the warrant at Dameron’s residence on March 24 and took him into custody.
When questioned, Dameron admitted to shooting the victim, but said it was accidental.
When asked about the current location of the firearm, Dameron told deputies that he had buried the gun that was used in the shooting and burned the clothes he was wearing during the incident.
The firearm and clothing were both recovered.
