One person is in custody after a gun was accidentally fired inside an apartment near Coastal Carolina University on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31, according to police.
What happened
Coastal Carolina University issued a campus alert about shots fired near 626 Highway 544 and asked people to avoid the area.
The Conway Police Department later said the person accidentally fired a gun inside an apartment at The Arch Apartments. An earlier university alert had listed The Pier as the location.
Horry County police and Conway police located the person and took them into custody.
Officers found no evidence that the bullet caused any damage, and no injuries were reported.
No active threat
Police said there is no active threat to the campus or the public.
Authorities have not released the person’s name or said whether any charges will be filed.
Source: Conway Police Department; Coastal Carolina University, as reported by WPDE
