Family member fires warning shot to stop domestic violence assault

A Carolina Forest man is awaiting domestic violence charges at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center after police say he assaulted a woman at a home on Southgate Parkway.

Police were called to the scene for a domestic violence disturbance around 1:40 p.m.

“A couple got into an argument and the man allegedly assaulted the woman,” according to Lt. Raul Denis of the Horry County Police Department. “Another family member fired a warning shot to stop the assault.”

Denis says the man was found and apprehended a short distance from the home and was transported to the detention center to await charges.

This story was originally published October 17, 2016 at 5:20 PM with the headline "Family member fires warning shot to stop domestic violence assault."