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Suspect in shooting that killed a Myrtle Beach police officer, injured another is deceased
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2020/10/04/myrtle-beach-police-officer-dies-following-shooting-saturday-night-authorities-say/SLED: Suspect in shooting that killed a Myrtle Beach police officer, injured another is deceased
Myrtle Beach police officer dies following shooting Saturday night, authorities say
By WMBF News Staff | October 3, 2020 at 10:55 PM EDT - Updated October 4 at 9:17 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The suspect involved in a deadly officer-involved shooting in Myrtle Beach is deceased, according to authorities.
Tommy Crosby, spokesperson for the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division, confirmed that Myrtle Beach officers were responding to a domestic call Saturday night when shots were fired. Myrtle Beach Police PFC Jacob Hancher was killed in the shooting.
A second officer was also injured, according to SLED. That officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
“Following the exchange of gunfire, the suspect was discovered deceased. No other injures were reported,” a SLED press release stated.