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Coroner IDs home invasion suspect shot, killed by homeowner in Florence County
An altercation in the Pee Dee turned deadly Monday night.

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Officials have identified a man fatally shot after allegedly breaking into a Pee Dee home earlier this week.

The Florence County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10 p.m. to the 1900 block of Vox Highway in the Johnsonville area for a shooting. Deputies found a person with gunshot wounds, and EMS took them to the hospital, where they died.

Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken later identified the person killed as 30-year-old Benjamin Miller, of Johnsonville.

According to the sheriff’s office, witnesses said Miller entered someone’s home and threatened to shoot them.

“When the suspect pointed a handgun at the victim, the victim shot the suspect several times,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office later added that the suspect entered the home without permission.

While the deadly shooting remains under investigation, authorities said charges in the case are not expected.

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WMBF News

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Convenience store owner wounded in gunfight with would-be robbers, Lakewood police say

BY PUNEET BSANTI
A robbery attempt inside a Lakewood convenience store escalated into a gunfight Wednesday morning that left the store’s owner wounded.

Officers were dispatched at 11:14 a.m. to a report of gunshots at McChord Mart in the 5000 block of Solberg Drive Southwest. The initial report said the store’s owner had been shot, according to a Lakewood Police Department news release.

The owner was in the parking lot when officers arrived. He had been shot in the leg, the release said. Officers provided medical aid until the man was taken to a local hospital. His wound is not thought to be life threatening.

Three males reportedly entered the store, while another one waited outside.
One of the men tried to steal some items. The owner confronted them, which led to one of them striking him with a can, the release said. They left the store, and the owner followed them out.

The incident escalated when the owner and men exchanged gunshots. The owner was struck, and the men ran off, the release said.

Officers set up a containment area and a search began for the alleged shooters. The four suspects were found and detained within 40 minutes, the release said. They are two juveniles and two men.

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