Crime

Coroner identifies 20-year-old killed in Loris shooting

The Raleigh Police Department said Wednesday it had ruled out homicide in the death of Amber Lightsey, a 22-year-old woman whose body was found over the weekend.
The Raleigh Police Department said Wednesday it had ruled out homicide in the death of Amber Lightsey, a 22-year-old woman whose body was found over the weekend. Dreamstime via TNS

A man has died from injuries sustained in a shooting in Loris on Wednesday night.

Shaquan Cox, 20, was shot at least once at about 7:50 p.m., Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said Thursday. He was taken to a Loris hospital, where he died less than an hour later, she said.

The shooting happened near the intersection of Watson Street and Church Street in Loris, Willard said. Cox was from Loris.

The Loris Police Department is investigating the shooting as a homicide.

Jenna Farhat
The Sun News
Jenna Taha Farhat is a reporter from Wichita, Kansas covering breaking news in Myrtle Beach and Horry County. She speaks Arabic.
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