‘I had nowhere to hide’: Police investigating after shots fired in Myrtle Beach area

Horry County police are investigating after multiple gunshots were heard in the River Oaks Drive area.

Officers were called Monday to the area of White River Drive and River Oaks Drive to investigate calls about shots fired, according to Mikayla Moskov, spokeswoman with Horry County police. Police investigated the scene between two apartment buildings on White River Drive, finding shell casings in the parking lot.

No injuries have been reported at this time, Moskov said.

Arthur Casbarro, a maintenance worker, said he witnessed the exchange of gunfire. He was doing landscaping work when a person on a sidewalk and a person in a vehicle pulled guns and shot at one another. He said he heard about one dozen shots fired.

“I had nowhere to hide,” he said. “Just stand still, call the cops and hope I don’t die.”

After the gunshots, all people involved fled the scene, Casbarro said.

The Sun News is on the scene. Please check back for updates.

This story was originally published January 28, 2019 at 2:02 PM.