McBee Police officer continues to recover after Sept. 19 shooting,
A McBee Police officer shot during a traffic stop on Thursday night (Sept. 19) is home recovering.
“We are proud of the officer,” said McBee Mayor Glenn Odom. “We feel like it was the Lord’s hand that protected him, and we are very thankful.”
Odom added the officer was shot multiple times during a traffic stop on 11th Street in McBee around 11 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19.
Following the shooting in Chesterfield County, a multi-agency search spanning multiple counties occurred. Horry County Police Department (HCPD)officials said Modlin was ultimately located around 10 a.m. Friday near Una Road in Lee County, where a shooting incident occurred.
One Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured, and a Lee County K9 was killed.
HCPD is investigating the officer-involved shooting in Lee County at the request of the agencies involved.
The Lee County Coroner’s Office confirmed the identity of the deceased subject as Alston Modlin, who was wanted in the shooting of the McBee police officer on Friday, Sept. 20.
Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon said his team is grateful for the support they received from the community and fellow law enforcement.
“I want to thank Horry County for taking the lead in investigating this incident, and all of our partners for their support and assistance, including South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR), my Sheriff’s Office and Police Department counterparts across the state and region, and the ATF,” said Simon in a press release. “There’s been so much community support from near and far, and each person and agency that has reached out to check on us and offered their prayers is appreciated.”
Simon added, “We are a smaller agency, and we have to wear several different hats here. We are greatly saddened by the loss of K9 Mikka, who was as much a member of our team as my Chief Deputy who was injured.”
HCPD officials said the incident scene was cleared around 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, and the investigation remains active and ongoing.