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Police investigating shooting on 28th Ave. North near New York Prime restaurant

Myrtle Beach Police are investigating a shooting Thursday night on 28th Ave. North near a residence across the street from the New York Prime restaurant, according to MBPD Cpl. Thomas Vest.

Vest also confirmed the department is investigating a report of a person being treated at an area hospital for wounds consistent with gunshot wounds. On Friday, Vest said the two events are connected and the victim remained at the hospital.

Workers at New York Prime spoken to at the scene said they heard two gunshots across the street and believed a person had been transported to the hospital from the scene.

The location of the shooting is near Ocean Boulevard and Kings Highway.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Myrtle Beach police at (843) 918-1300.

This story was originally published April 11, 2019 at 11:42 PM with the headline "Police investigating shooting on 28th Ave. North near New York Prime restaurant."

Alan Blondin
The Sun News
Alan Blondin covers golf, Coastal Carolina University athletics, business, and numerous other sports-related topics that warrant coverage. Well-versed in all things Myrtle Beach, Horry County and the Grand Strand, the 1992 Northeastern University journalism school valedictorian has been a reporter at The Sun News since 1993 after working at papers in Texas and Massachusetts. He has earned eight top-10 Associated Press Sports Editors national writing awards and more than 20 top-three S.C. Press Association writing awards since 2007.
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