Crime
Shooting incident with multiple victims reported in Surfside Beach, South Carolina
Emergency services are on the scene, and the area has been secured.
UPDATE: The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred near Surfside Beach on Thursday night.
Neil Wade Brown, 60, was taken into custody around 11 PM by Horry County police. Specific charges against him have not been released at this time.
The incident began around 9 PM near S. Reindeer Road, resulting in two people being shot. Both victims were transported to a hospital with gunshot wounds, one in the thigh and the other in the hip. Their current conditions are unknown.
The Horry County Police Department’s special operations unit, a SWAT team, negotiators, and a drone operator responded to the scene.
Further details regarding the incident will be provided as the investigation progresses.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
Surfside Beach, SC – Surfside Beach Police responded to a report of a multiple-victim shooting on S. Reindeer Road and Auburn Lane.
According to police reports, two individuals were shot, and additional shots were fired.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are currently under investigation.
Emergency services are on the scene, and the area has been secured.
We will provide updates as more information becomes available.
Crime
One Dead, One Injured in Apparent Self-Defense Shooting Outside Cali Rose 15 Kitchen in Lakeland
On Thursday, April 24, 2025, at approximately 9:31 p.m., officers with the Lakeland Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at Cali Rose 15 Kitchen, formerly known as Rush Hour Bar & Grill, located at 1323 Ariana Street in Lakeland.
Upon arrival, officers discovered that two individuals—identified as Jesse Banks, 28, of Lakeland, and Nicholas Lue, 26, of West Palm Beach—had sustained gunshot wounds.
Both men were transported to Lakeland Regional Health for emergency treatment.
Despite the efforts of medical personnel, Banks was pronounced deceased.
Lue was stabilized and remains hospitalized in recovery.
Preliminary findings from witness interviews and physical evidence at the scene indicate that the incident began as a verbal altercation between Banks, Lue, and another individual, identified as Tre D’Shon Huntly, 24, of Lakeland.
The confrontation occurred just outside the restaurant’s front entrance.
According to investigators, the dispute escalated when Banks physically struck Huntly in the head.
At that moment, a male standing just inside the business opened the front door in defense of Huntly.
Banks and Lue then allegedly turned their aggression toward this second individual, producing a firearm and pointing it at him.
In response, Huntly drew a handgun and discharged several rounds, striking both Banks and Lue.
A handgun was later recovered from Banks at the scene.
Huntly remained at the location and fully cooperated with detectives during the investigation.
Based on the information available, it appears Huntly acted in self-defense.
No criminal charges have been filed at this time.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Anyone with additional information regarding the incident is urged to contact Detective Neal Robertson at 863-834-6971 or via email at neal.robertson@lakelandgov.net.