Man pulls gun, threatens to kill woman during Myrtle Beach robbery, cops say

A man pulled a gun on a 29-year-old woman and threatened to “end her life” as she fought him for her purse on a Myrtle Beach street late Tuesday night, according to police report.

Officers were called to a local hospital where a woman told them she was at Greens Boulevard at about 11:30 p.m. when she heard someone shout her name and saw a man she knew and tried to avoid. Next, she told police a man came up to her and tried to grab her bag.

A struggle ensued as she fought to hang on to her purse, containing about $40, her cellphone, and driver’s license, she told police.

The suspect then pulled out a handgun and told her “he will end her life if she doesn’t let go,” according to the report. After that, she released the bag, and the suspect jumped into a silver vehicle and left the area, police said.

The victim traveled to the hospital after the incident because of an injury to her hand, the report states.

This story was originally published January 17, 2018 at 8:02 AM with the headline "Man pulls gun, threatens to kill woman during Myrtle Beach robbery, cops say."