Public Safety

One person was pronounced dead at the hospital and another was transported with critical injuries after a Friday night shooting at Sawmill Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said police received almost simultaneous calls about shots fired at the complex and two gunshot victims raring at the hospital around 6:45 p.m. The names of the individuals were not immediately available, the chief said, while family was...

Developing story. Two individuals were shot at the Sawmill Apartments Friday evening (today), Whiteville Police said. One of the patients was airlifted with critical injuries, according to WPD Chief Paul Rockenbach. A large law enforcement presence was noted at Columbus Regional after the shooting, as is standard procedure. The incident is under investigation.

Two men were arrested and narcotics seized after a raid on a Green Acres community home June 14. Michael Jermaine Strickland, 41, was held under a $10,000 secured bond on charges of trafficking in cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine, marijuana and opiates, and drug paraphernalia. Detention records show he lives at 325 Bright Leaf Rd. Loris. The sheriff’s office vice-narcotics Detectives and special...