- November 20, 2024
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UPDATED at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday
A similar weapons complaint was made with the Sheriff's Office around 12:46 p.m. in the area east of Rymfire Drive, according to Cmdr. Bob Weber.
The caller indicated that it sounded as if the shots were about one mile away. Rymfire Elementary School went into Code Yellow around 1:23 p.m.
Code Yellow indicates a community safety issue that may or may not impact a school campus. Normal classroom activities and lunchtime take place under Code Yellow, but there is an increased law enforcement presence on campus.
The Code Yellow was lifted at 1:58 p.m., Weber said.
"Patrols checked the area and were unable to locate anyone and did not receive any additional calls," Weber said.
UPDATED at 11:18 p.m. Monday
Several shots were fired from a 9mm gun in the area of Red Mill Drive, in Palm Coast, around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Cmdr. Bob Weber, public information officer for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
An R-section resident who declined to give her name said she heard a single shot then a pause. Then three more bangs in quick succession. There was a short pause again and then three or four more in a row. The resident said she thought it was over, but then she heard one or two more.
“It was scary,” the resident said, adding that she heard a car drive off.
According to a Sheriff’s Office report, a green-colored Nissan car — maybe a Maxima or an Altima — was reported to be seen leaving the area.
Witnessed told deputies they observed a black male “stick his hand out the window of the vehicle, point a black handgun skyward, and fire off approximately three rounds at the intersection of Red Mill Drive and Reidel Lane,” the report states.
Deputies were told by dispatch there might have been up to four males inside the vehicle, according to the report.
Deputies canvassed the area and recovered three shell casings.
Weber said the Sheriff’s Office gets similar calls frequently and not just in the R-section.
“Some may be attributable to gunshots, while others may be fireworks,” Weber said in an email. “It depends on the caller’s ability to differentiate between the two types of sounds.”
The investigation was ongoing as of Monday night.
