Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

From MyrtleBeachOnline.com of September 6, 2006
Robbery leaves 1 dead, another wounded

A shooting in Myrtle Beach killed one man and sent another to the hospital, a Myrtle Beach Police incident report shows.

John Graham Jr., 19, of Myrtle Beach died after the shooting Monday on the sidewalk in front of 1304 Dunbar St., said Horry County Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard. An autopsy was performed Monday, but the results have not been released, Willard said.

Myrtle Beach police responded to the report of a robbery and shooting at 1 a.m.

A Myrtle Beach man at the scene told police that two men had robbed him and that one of the men then shot him in the left thigh and left big toe with a handgun, the report states.

The victim told police he then pulled out his handgun and shot one of the men, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was transported to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, according to the report.

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