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Suspect arrested in CCU student’s shooting death

The scene of a shooting at University Place across S.C. 544 from Coastal Carolina University on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Kaitlin Eriksen was in her apartment about two balconies away from the scene. She said she heard four or five shots in quick succession and then went to her balcony to see what had happened. She said she saw the victim slam his hand on the back window of a gold sedan, take two steps back and then collapse. She said the gold car "just sped off out of here." Eriksen said several people went to help the victim and were trying to get him in the back of a car to drive him to Conway Medical Center nearby, but "he was too big to fit into the back of the car. His legs would have been sticking out so they had to wait for the ambulance." Photo by Janet Blackmon Morgan / jblackmon@thesunnnews.com

A 20-year-old Conway man accused in the shooting death of a Coastal Carolina University student surrendered to police at a gas station in Conway Friday afternoon, said Thom Berry, State Law Enforcement Division spokesman.

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Horry County school teacher charged after woman’s ear lobe torn in Myrtle Beach

An Horry County school teacher remained jailed Thursday afternoon after he was charged with criminal domestic violence in Myrtle Beach, according to authorities.
LOCAL NEWS

Case for Conway mother charged in son’s spanking continued

The case against a Conway mother accused of cruelty to children for spanking her son was continued Wednesday, according to officials with the Conway Magistrate’s office.
CRIME

North Myrtle Beach police charge three men, one woman in sexual assault of teen

North Myrtle Beach police charged four people in connection with an 18-year-old girl being sexually assaulted after she was given alcohol, according to a police report.
CONWAY

Second teen charged in Conway fatal shooting

A Conway teen was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting that killed a 36-year-old man and injured another, according to a news release.
CRIME

Myrtle Beach police turn cold cases over to fresh eyes

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CRIME

Myrtle Beach man to serve four years in prison following fight, stabbing at airbrush shop

A Myrtle Beach man was ordered to serve four years in prison after pleading guilty to assault charges in connection with a fight and stabbing that occurred last year at an airbrush shop on Ocean Boulevard, according to authorities.
CRIME

Virginia man pleaded guilty to assault in attempted carjacking in Myrtle Beach

A Virginia man was released from jail after he pleaded guilty to an assault charge following his arrest in October on an attempted carjacking charge in Myrtle Beach, according to court records.
CRIME

Conway police officer shoots, kills dog that attacked owner in her yard

A 65-year-old Conway woman is recovering from wounds she suffered during a weekend attack by her dog, who police later shot to death, according to a police report.
CRIME

Myrtle Beach’s violent crime rate shows slight increase in 2012

Violent crimes in Myrtle Beach increased slightly in 2012 compared to the previous year, which Chief Warren Gall said means more criminals were on the street.
CRIME

Myrtle Beach man facing two attempted murder charges in shooting

A Myrtle Beach man surrendered to police Tuesday to face two attempted murder and a weapons charge in connection with a shooting earlier this month, according to authorities.