The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has closed its investigation into a shooting that hurt two people at a Palm Coast apartment complex last November. The case, which the sheriff says was slowed by conflicting and untruthful statements, ended with an arrest warrant for one of the men who was shot.
The Night It Happened
On the evening of Sunday, November 16, 2025, deputies responded to a domestic disturbance involving gunfire at an apartment complex off Beach Village Circle. Fire and police crews from Flagler County, Flagler Beach, and Palm Coast also responded.
A caller told dispatchers that two people had been shot, and that one had fled to a nearby convenience store while the other remained in the apartment. The first deputy on scene found an adult male, later identified as Tyree Smith, 22, at the convenience store with gunshot wounds to his upper body and arm. Deputies and a Flagler Beach police officer gave him first aid until paramedics arrived. Smith was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.
At the apartment, deputies found a juvenile male with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was treated on scene, taken to Halifax Health, and later released. Investigators later identified him as Micah McGill, who was 17 at the time.
Inside the apartment, detectives recovered a handgun in the hallway, along with spent shell casings and evidence of bullet impacts.
A woman involved in the incident told detectives the trouble started as a verbal argument between her and Smith that turned physical. She said she was struck and fell, hitting her head, and began screaming for help. She said a juvenile family member then came into the room with a gun and told Smith to stop. According to her account, Smith became aggressive toward the juvenile, who fired a shot that hit Smith. She said a struggle over the gun followed in the hallway, during which a second shot went off and hit the juvenile in the leg. Smith then left the apartment and was found at the convenience store.
At the time, Sheriff Rick Staly said the case was still being sorted out. “Our Major Case Unit is still actively working to confirm the details of exactly what occurred,” he said. “Thankfully, no one suffered life-threatening injuries, and no innocent persons were injured during this incident. Both persons involved are making stand-your-ground claims, and both do not appear to be completely truthful or cooperative.”
The Investigation Continues
Detectives interviewed everyone involved to piece together what happened. According to the Sheriff’s Office, McGill and Smith gave conflicting accounts, and McGill’s own story changed over time — he first told detectives he grabbed the gun before the confrontation, then later said he wrestled it away from Smith.
Using evidence from a search warrant and material collected by the Crime Scene Investigation Unit, detectives determined that McGill shot Smith and then accidentally shot himself during the altercation.
Early in the investigation, detectives got a warrant for Smith’s arrest on a battery charge tied to the domestic disturbance that led up to the shooting. He was arrested on November 18, 2025.
Detectives also learned that McGill had an extensive juvenile criminal record and had previously been adjudicated delinquent, which made it illegal for him to possess a firearm.
Based on the investigation, the State Attorney’s Office sought a warrant, known as a capias, for McGill on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a delinquent, and shooting into a building. Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols approved the warrant on June 4, 2026.
The Arrest
On July 7, 2026, the Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit located McGill, now 18, at a home on Ripplet Place in Palm Coast and arrested him without incident.
Sheriff Staly commented on how long the case took to resolve. “This investigation was a lot more complicated than it needed to be and took a lot longer than it needed because the people involved did not want to be cooperative or be truthful about how this shooting occurred,” he said. “Despite their attempts to cover up the incident, our Major Case Unit continued to investigate until the truth was proven and an arrest was made. I commend everyone involved for their perseverance during this investigation.”
McGill was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where he is being held on a $105,000 bond.
Smith, now 23, later entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the State Attorney’s Office that required him to complete an anger management course. After he completed the agreement in March, the battery charge against him was dismissed.
