SLED Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Horry County
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Saturday evening, April 26, 2025, in Horry County.
Officers with the Myrtle Beach Police Department encountered a disturbance on North Ocean Boulevard where an armed man was shooting a gun into a crowd. An officer returned fire at the armed man. The man was shot and pronounced dead at the scene. The Horry County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Jerrius Davis, 18. Eleven people were injured in the shooting and taken to the hospital for medical treatment. No law enforcement officers were injured. SLED was requested to investigate by the Myrtle Beach Police Department.
This is an ongoing investigation. As such, no other information about the case will be disclosed by SLED at this time.
SLED conducts law enforcement officer involved shooting (OIS) investigations at the request of the agency involved in the incident or the agency with jurisdiction. When requested to investigate an OIS, SLED’s goal is to conduct a thorough, independent criminal investigation as timely as is possible under the circumstances. SLED agents will conduct interviews with all potential witnesses in this matter. Further, SLED will collect all relevant evidence and will forensically test such evidence as needed. Information gathered in the SLED investigation of the incident will be summarized in a case file report to be submitted to prosecutors.
The incident in Horry County is the 17th officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2025.
This is the 1st officer involved shooting for the Myrtle Beach Police Department this year.
In 2024, there were 45 officer involved shootings in South Carolina.
The Myrtle Beach Police Department had no officer involved shootings last year.
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