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Jerrius Davis

Gender : Male

Age : 18

Race : Black

Date : 04/26/2025

Location : North Ocean Boulevard

City : Myrtle Beach

County : Horry

State : South Carolina

Agency : Myrtle Beach Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On the night of April 26, 2025, around 11:50 p.m., Myrtle Beach Police responded to reports of a large disturbance in the 900 block of North Ocean Boulevard. Officers arriving on scene observed an altercation in which someone opened fire into a crowd. One officer returned fire, fatally striking 18-year-old Jerrius Davis of Bennettsville. Eleven other individuals sustained gunshot-related injuries and were taken to area hospitals. The responding officer was uninjured and has been placed on administrative leave. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is conducting an independent investigation; MBPD is conducting an internal review. The police report states the shooting was classified as a “justifiable homicide.”

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/05/09/myrtle-beach-police-department-releases-reports-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/05/29/myrtle-beach-police-release-dashcam-new-details-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/04/29/sled-provides-new-details-deadly-myrtle-beach-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wrdw.com/2025/04/28/sled-investigates-sc-officer-involved-shooting-that-killed-1-injured-11/
https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/myrtle-beach-news/18-year-old-bennettsville-man-identified-as-subject-in-deadly-myrtle-beach-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/05/20/arrest-made-pee-dee-connected-myrtle-beach-officer-involved-shooting/