Crime

Man, woman killed in Georgetown County slaying, sheriff’s office says

A woman was dead and a man was seriously injured when deputies arrived Monday night.
A woman was dead and a man was seriously injured when deputies arrived Monday night. iStockphoto

A woman and a man were found with severe gunshot wounds in a Georgetown County home Monday night, officials said.

Georgetown County Sheriff deputies were called to a home on Sutton Road about 10 p.m. Monday for reports of a shooting, according to the department’s Facebook page.

The woman was found dead in the home with gunshot wounds, and a man was found with suffering from series gunshot wounds with deputies arrived to the home, authorities said. The man was pronounced dead at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

Authorities have not provided a cause for the shooting or potential shooter or shooters.

The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting. Anyone with information about the deaths is asked to call 843-546-5101.

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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