Police can be seen Sunday investigating an area outside a business. A shooting happened along North Ocean Boulevard in downtown Myrtle Beach on Saturday, April 26, 2025. An officer had to discharge their firearm. It appears at least two people were shot. Emalyn Muzzy [email protected]
One person has died and 11 people injured in an overnight shooting that occurred along North Ocean Boulevard.
A person fired a weapon and was then shot by a police officer, bystander Michael Howard told The Sun News. This occurred at about 11:50 p.m. on April 26, according to Myrtle Beach Police.
That person, Jerrius Davis, 18, of Bennettsville, was shot and killed at 913 N. Ocean Blvd., which is listed as Ripley’s Mirror Maze, a tourist attraction, said Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard in a release.
The officer was not hurt during the incident. What caused the shooting remains unknown.
A North Carolina resident, Howard was on vacation with his family. He was on the Boulevard with his family at about 10:30 p.m. when he heard someone yell “gun.” People began to “scatter,” he said.
He took his niece back to the hotel and came back out. That’s when the 30-year-old saw the person fire his weapon and an officer shoot him.
“I saw the guy fall over dead in front of me,” Howard said, and another woman was shot in the knees, he said.
“I remember bullets ringing in my ears,” he said, adding, everyone who witnessed the shooting will forever be traumatized.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating the shooting along Ocean Boulevard that involved a Myrtle Beach Police officer. The agency will decide if the officer’s shooting was justified, said Myrtle Beach Police spokesperson Randolph Angotti.
Emalyn Muzzy [email protected]
North Ocean Boulevard from Eighth Avenue to 16th Avenue stayed closed through Sunday morning, reopening in the afternoon. Police tape lined the roadway and employees at several businesses, including Peaches Corner, had to take longer routes to get to work or were unable to.
Officers were investigating areas near Peaches Corner and Ripley’s Crazy Golf.
People were walking the boardwalk Sunday and some businesses along the boardwalk were open. A different scene than Saturday evening, where people described taking shelter in their hotel rooms and inside businesses during the shooting and after.
Based on the threat, one of the officers responded by discharging their firearm, the post said..
“The Myrtle Beach Police Department offers its prayers and deepest sympathies to everyone affected by this incident,” the post said.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division will conduct an internal review of the incident, the post said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
This story was originally published April 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM.
