Local law enforcement agencies, leaders, community mourn loss of Horry County police officer Horry County police LCpl. Melton Gore was killed in the line of duty along Highway 22 on Tuesday night. (Source: Horry County Government) By WMBF News Staff | January 12, 2021 at 9:34 PM EST - Updated January 12 at 11:59 PM
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Condolences are pouring in after a veteran Horry County police officer lost his life in the line of duty.
LCpl. Melton “Fox” Gore, 57, was killed Tuesday night while he was performing a task outside of his truck near the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 31. The chief of police said that the preliminary investigation shows that Gore was trying to get some debris out of the road when he was hit.