TYLER, Texas (AP) — Country singer Sundance Head, winner of “The Voice,” is back home after being accidentally shot in the stomach while handling a firearm on a hunting trip at his ranch in East Texas , his agent said on Sunday. .

Head, the winner of the 11th season of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2016, was reaching into his vehicle to retrieve his .22-caliber handgun when it fell from its holster and onto the outside of the vehicle and fired a shot that hit Head. in the stomach, his agent, Trey Newman said in an email.

Newman said Head was airlifted to a hospital in Tyler, located about 100 miles east of Dallas. He said no vital organs were hit and no surgery was needed. Head was released later Friday, he said.

Before winning “The Voice,” Head competed on Fox’s “American Idol” in 2007, making it to the top 16 before being eliminated.

Head, who has upcoming shows scheduled in Texas and Illinois, is from the Porter community, located north of Houston.