2nd arrest made in Bunnell shooting

BUNNELL, Fla. — The Bunnell Police Department said Tuesday that detectives obtained arrest warrants Monday for one of three gunmen in a March 16 shooting.

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The shooting, which left a bystander with life-threatening injuries, happened around 10:30 p.m. on South Drain Street.

Police said they obtained an arrest warrant for Rya Sir Matthew Jefferson, 17, of Palm Coast.

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Jefferson was charged with carrying a concealed firearm and discharging a firearm in public.

Detectives said they presented the warrant to a judge who signed it and ordered that Jefferson be jailed without bail.

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies located and arrested Jefferson at a home on Richland Place in Palm Coast.

Police said Jefferson was taken to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Detention Center.

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Detectives said that additional charges are pending.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Bunnell police Detective Shane Groth at 386-600-7950 or CrimeStoppers at 888-277-8477.

See the map of the scene below.

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