Posted by Myrtle Beach Police Department on Thursday, September 14, 2017

Myrtle Beach police officers were forced to shoot and kill an assailant with a handgun after pointing it at officers. Police officers attempted to provide first aid afterwards, but the unidentified man died at the scene.

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