Man ‘indiscriminately’ fired gun, shooting one near Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach warrants say
A man “indiscriminately” fired his gun at another person suspected of larceny near Ocean Boulevard, police say, and now he faces decades behind bars.
The weekend shooting is the latest in a string of gun violence along Myrtle Beach’s most popular stretch.
On Sunday, officers went to 21st Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard for a reported shooting, according to an arrest warrant.
Investigators determined that Miles Daekwon Evans was the victim of a larceny, according to the warrant. The larceny incident was diffused, but Evans went looking for the suspect, the warrant state. When he found the person, Evans fired his handgun.
The warrant states the victim was shot.
Evans admitted to the shooting, according to the arrest warrant.
Police arrested and charged Evans, 22, with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and unlawful carrying a pistol. Assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Previous shootings
The incident is the latest in a string of shootings, many high profile, along Ocean Boulevard in the last month.
Around 7:15 p.m. on May 17, officers went to Ocean Boulevard near 11th Avenue North for a shooting. Investigators say in that incident rival gangs from Chesterfield County brought their dispute to Myrtle Beach and it ended when two groups fired across the street at each other.
Eight people were charged in connection to that shooting.
Around 12:30 a.m. May 24, officers went to Ocean Boulevard near 12th Avenue North for a shooting that left four injured.
Senior Assistant Prosecutor Josh Holford said two bystanders were injured. Officers arrested six people in connection to that incident.
Shortly after midnight on Memorial Day, police went to South Ocean Boulevard near 15th Avenue South for a fatal shooting. The Horry County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Cadric Elmore Jr., of Greenwood, and classified his death as a homicide.
Kemain Masonte Reese, 22, of Greenwood, was charged with murder in connection to that shooting.
