Gunshot strikes Loris man

By DEUCE NIVEN

    Gunfire near Maple Street left a Loris man injured and police looking for information Monday night, Loris Police Chief Joseph Vaught said.
    Lavond Daniels, 57, was a visitor in the mobile home located on Railroad Street at Maple Street when he was struck by “at least” one bullet about 9 p.m. Monday, Vaught said.
    “He had at least one gunshot wound to the upper body,” Vaught said.
    Paramedics from Horry County Fire Rescue rushed Daniels from the home to a nearby helicopter for a quick flight to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, Vaught said.
    Daniels is expected to survive his injury, Vaught said.
    For more on this story see the March 26 Tabor-Loris Tribune in print and online.