Crime

Shooting at park off of Highway 90 in the Longs, SC area wounds three. One shot in head

Horry County Police are investigating a shooting that happened at a park in the Wampee area. off of Highway 90. It wounded three people.
Horry County Police are investigating a shooting that happened at a park in the Wampee area. off of Highway 90. It wounded three people. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A shooting at a popular Wampee-area park off of Highway 90 resulted in three people being shot, according to an Horry County Police report.

Police were called to Poplar Park, 8531 S.C. 90, in the Longs area, about a shooting at 7:40 p.m. Saturday. The incident report states there were three victims, one with a gunshot wound to the foot, another with a gunshot wound to the head and a third with a gunshot wound on the right upper leg.

Any other information about the victims, such as age or location, has been redacted from the report. There is also no information about a potential suspect or if anyone has been arrested.

There are no details about where in the park the shooting occurred, who fired the shots or why.

Horry County Police are investigating.

Emalyn Muzzy
The Sun News
Emalyn Muzzy is the retail and leisure reporter for The Sun News. She started as a breaking news reporter in Myrtle Beach before switching to the business beat. She graduated from the University of Minnesota is 2022 with a degree in journalism and Spanish.
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