Three injured in shooting at Myrtle Beach Ocean Blvd. motel, police investigate
Three people were injured in a shooting at a North Ocean Boulevard motel Saturday morning, according to Myrtle Beach police.
The shooting is the latest in a string of gun violence that has plagued Ocean Boulevard in recent weeks.
Myrtle Beach police went to the Happy Holiday Motel, 507 N. Ocean Blvd., around 3:10 a.m. for the reported shooting, according to Cpl. Thomas Vest. The motel is off 5th Avenue North.
Vest said the three victims received treatment and two have been released.
The shooting happened after a disturbance on the third floor. Police immediately detained one person and found a gun.
Several police officers were investigating at the motel nearly two hours after the shooting. Officers also closed Ocean Blvd. in front of the motel while they were on scene.
Myrtle Beach has seen several high-profile shootings over the last month along the oceanfront. 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.
On June 7, 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.
Police charged Evans with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and other counts in connection to that shooting.
This story was originally published June 13, 2020 at 4:36 AM.
