HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Since late April, nearly 10 major crimes involving guns have taken lives and injured dozens across the Grand Strand and Pee Dee, raising questions about adequate police coverage, public safety and even economic loss.
News13 is tracking these gun-related incidents and their consequences.
July 1: 27-year-old Darlington County deputy dies in shooting; suspect also killed
Devin Mason and another deputy were ambushed inside an Old Timers Court home near Lamar, leaving the other officer injured and alleged gunman Cameron Ray Dennett dead.
Sheriff Michael August said Mason, who leaves behind 2-month-old son Brooks, his fiancé Madi, mother Shannon and stepfather John, joined the force last year and graduated from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy on March 2 — completing his field training just last week…