Crime

1 person dead after shooting during home invasion in Conway neighborhood near Walmart

A shooting Wednesday in a Conway neighborhood left one person dead.

Michael Dean, 70, of Myrtle Beach, allegedly entered a home along the 1500 block of Sun Meadow Drive at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Conway Police Department social media post.

Dean allegedly shot into the house, which led to the homeowner shooting back, wrote Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard in an email.

At 9:37 p.m., Conway Police were called for shots fired. They found the Myrtle Beach man with life threatening injuries at the home.

The incident appears to be a domestic situation, Conway Police wrote. The Sun News requested the incident report. The Conway Police Department is 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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