The Horry County Police Department charged a 20-year-old man with murder in connection with a deadly shooting Thursday night near Surfside Beach, authorities said.
Anijah Yarnell faces counts of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, HCPD spokeswoman Mikayla Moskov said.
Horry County Deputy Coroner Darris Fowler said in a news release Michael Pennington III, 33, of the Myrtle Beach area died from a gunshot wound on scene at a parking lot at Cross Gate Villas.
A police report said officers were called to Cross Gate Boulevard around 9:45 p.m.
An officer who responded to the scene saw several people “hovering over” the victim, the report said. A female applied pressure to a gunshot wound.
