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Conway police arrest second suspect in fatal SC shooting

A second South Carolina man is in custody for the fatal April 19 shooting in Conway.
A second South Carolina man is in custody for the fatal April 19 shooting in Conway. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Conway police arrested a second man for the April 19 shooting death of a 24-year-old man.

David “Chino” Hunt is being charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person for the murder of V’ron Gibbs, according to a post shared by the Conway Police Department.

Gibbs, a Conway resident, was shot near Grainger Road and Marion Street around 10:47 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, The Sun News previously reported.

Hunt’s co-defendant, 31-year-old Traeqwan Wilson, is being held without bail at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center after being arrested and charged on April 20.

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Maria Elena Scott
The Sun News
Maria Elena Scott writes about trending topics and what you need to know in the Grand Strand. She studied journalism at the University of Houston and covered Cleveland news before coming to the Palmetto State.
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