Second arrest follows Myrtle Beach shooting death

Myrtle Beach Police officers on Sunday arrested a second suspect in connection with Thursday's shooting death of a 21-year-old man.

Michael Quantrell Barr, 20, is charged with accessory after the fact to a felony. He was arrested at 1:25 a.m. Sunday on Mustang Street in Myrtle Beach, police records show.

According to a warrant, Barr gave police a false statement about Kendrix Corbitt's whereabouts when 21-year-old Damian Pickett was shot and killed. Barr also said Corbitt later asked him to hide a gun, the warrant indicates.

Bail was set at $10,000 for Barr during a Sunday morning hearing in Myrtle Beach Municipal Court.

Corbitt, 18, is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent act in connection with Thursday night's shooting.

A judge set bail at $10,000 on the gun possession charge Sunday. Bail on the murder charge will be set at a later date by a judge in Horry County circuit court.

Barr and Corbitt were taken to J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway on Sunday morning, officials said.

Barr was sentenced to one year in jail last summer after pleading guilty to a charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, according to Horry County records. The judge in the case sentenced Barr to 110 days in jail and he was released Aug. 12.

The fatal shooting was reported about 11 p.m. Thursday on Futrell Drive. Officers found Pickett's body shortly after midnight.

Pickett was shot "at least once," Horry County Deputy Coroner Darris Fowler said Friday. He would not say where Pickett was shot and did not provide any other details.

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Police pursuit ends in death; Deputy runs into fleeing suspect in Georgetown County

A 28-year-old man who police said led them on a chase Tuesday in Georgetown County was struck by a police officer's car and died after being taken to the hospital, according to authorities.

Georgetown County Coroner Kenny Johnson identified the man as Terrance Gagum of Hemingway. Gagum had a history of failing to stop for police and other car-related violations, according to State Law Enforcement Division records.

Georgetown County Sheriff's deputies chased Gagum to Frank Cribb Road, off of Squirrel Run Road around 8:16 p.m., authorities said. Gagum ran from his car and was struck by a deputy's car, said Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins of S.C. Highway Patrol, which responded to the incident.

The Sheriff's Office won't be able to say what led to the chase until an incident report is filed sometime next week, Deputy Russell Goodale said.

S.C. Highway Patrol and SLED are investigating the incident.

A passenger also fled on foot and has not been apprehended, Goodale said.

Gagum died after being transported to Georgetown Memorial Hospital, Goodale said.

SLED records show that Gagum was convicted in 2003 for failing to stop for police. Gagum had charges pending in court for possession, sale or disposal of a stolen vehicle resulting from a Sept. 2009 incident. In 2010, Gagum was charged with driving under suspension.

Staff reporter Kurt Knapek and Janelle Frost contributed to this report.

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