SLED investigates S.C. officer-involved shooting that killed 1 , injured 11
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - 1 person has died and 11 were injured in an officer-involved shooting in Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach Police said officers saw a disturbance around 11:50 on Saturday night near the 900 block of North Ocean Boulevard.
Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard later identified the person who was killed in the shooting as 18-year-old Jerrius Davis, of Bennettsville.
Police said 11 individuals were injured and are receiving medical treatment.
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Police said during the altercation, officers saw someone fire a gun, at which time the department said an officer also fired their weapon.
Zudia Purvis was at the shooting scene and said it was a scary moment.
“I was walking the strip, and you know, I was coming back to my room, and you just hear shots going off and shots going off,” Purvis said. “Then you just hear somebody screaming for help, and then more shots pop off, and people start running and going crazy.”
She said there wasn’t a lot of time to think.
“Like you hear ‘bang,’ then you see some people running, you hear somebody screaming ‘help’ like you know, you don’t know what to do but to run,” she said.
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Myrtle Beach Police said the officer involved was not injured.
“The Myrtle Beach Police Department offers its prayers and deepest sympathies to everyone affected by this incident,” the police department posted on its Facebook page.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division confirmed it was investigating the shooting on Sunday.
SLED says its investigation is active.
The police department is asking anyone with information or video of the shooting to come forward. The information can be shared with SLED or the Myrtle Beach Police Department at 843-918-1382.
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