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Myrtle Beach stabbing victim was 38-year-old man who lived on Dunbar Street

A Myrtle Beach man was stabbed to death in his home last week, police said.
A Myrtle Beach man was stabbed to death in his home last week, police said. The Wichita Eagle

A Myrtle Beach man was stabbed to death in his home last week, police said.

Freddy Matthews, 38, died after police said he was stabbed by Ismail Omar Dickerson, 43. Both men are from Myrtle Beach.

Dickerson is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He is being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

Officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a home on Dunbar St. in Myrtle Beach just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, a news release stated. When police arrived, they found Matthews and brought him to the hospital, where he died.

This story was originally published August 26, 2021 at 2:24 PM.

Gerard Albert III
The Sun News
Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.
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