Updated: 2 people dead in separate shooting, stabbing on same night in Little River, SC
Two people died in separate incidents Thursday night in Little River, Horry Police Department said.
The incidents involved a stabbing and a shooting. An arrest has been made in one of the cases.
The first incident occurred about 7:45 p.m. on Lantern Walk Drive in which Jason Beach was stabbed with a knife at his, according to a police report.
An officer went inside an apartment and found two people lying on the floor. The officer began to aid one of the victims until EMS arrived. The other was taken to the hospital, the report said.
Beach died at his home from the injuries received from being stabbed, he was 31 years old, according to a new release.
The second incident happened about 8:30 p.m. on Plantation Drive and involved a shooting.
Forty-year-old Sadiyya Salim was shot multiple times outside of her residence and died at the scene from her injuries, according to the release.
Officers arrived and found two people inside a building. The second person was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound.
Horry County Police posted on social media early Friday morning that an arrest has been made in the shooting. However, details of that arrest were not immediately available.
This story was originally published May 5, 2023 at 10:19 AM.
