An 18-year-old Palm Coast resident was arrested on Thursday, July 9, 2026, in connection with a November shooting at a Beach Village Circle apartment complex that left two people injured. Deputies say the case began as a domestic dispute. The suspect, identified as Micah McGill, is being held on a $105,000 bond and faces multiple charges tied to the incident, and the investigation remains active.
According to WFTV, McGill is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, firearm possession by a delinquent, and shooting into a building. The station reports that McGill allegedly shot Tyree Smith and then, during a struggle over the weapon, accidentally shot himself, citing the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office report for the charge details and bond amount.
Investigation began during a November domestic dispute
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s November 17, 2025 news release states that deputies responded on a Sunday evening to an apartment off Beach Village Circle after reports of gunfire. Two people, identified by the office as 22-year-old Tyree Smith and a juvenile male, sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Detectives recovered a handgun, spent shell casings, and evidence of bullet impacts inside the residence, and they established crime scenes at both the apartment and a nearby convenience store where Smith was found and treated. The release describes a struggle over the weapon that left the juvenile with a leg wound, while investigators worked to confirm the exact sequence of events. Flagler County Sheriff's Office
What the sheriff's office says
“Our Major Case Unit is still actively working to confirm the details of exactly what occurred,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in the release. According to the sheriff’s account, a woman in the apartment told deputies that an argument escalated into a physical confrontation, a juvenile family member entered with a firearm and fired a shot that struck Smith, and a second shot during a hallway struggle struck the juvenile in the leg. The news release also notes that both people involved raised stand-your-ground claims and that some statements given at the scene were not fully truthful or cooperative. Flagler County Sheriff's Office
Stand-your-ground claims complicate the probe
Local coverage at the time underscored how competing self-defense claims added layers of difficulty for detectives trying to reconstruct what happened inside the apartment. FlaglerLive reported that both sides asserted stand-your-ground and that investigators were working to reconcile conflicting witness statements with the physical evidence collected at the scene. How the State Attorney’s Office interprets any immunity claims is expected to be a key factor if prosecutors move ahead with formal charges.
Legal snapshot
McGill faces charges that fall under specific state statutes. Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon is defined in Florida Statute § 784.045, while state law bars firearm possession by individuals adjudicated delinquent under Florida Statute § 790.23. Those provisions outline the offenses prosecutors will weigh in deciding whether to formally file charges and, if the case goes to court, which counts to pursue. WFTV reported the arrest information and bond amount referenced above.
The investigation remains active as detectives continue to review evidence and statements, and the State Attorney’s Office will determine whether to move forward with formal filings. Additional details may emerge through court dockets or other public records as the case progresses through the local justice system.
