A Marion man is dead after a chase involving Horry County Police.
Lt. Jay Brantly, with the Horry County Police Department said at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, there was an armed robbery at a store in Little River and Steven Branham, 41 of Marion was seen fleeing.
Brantly said police pursued Branham on Highway 17, in Little River, to S.C. Highway 9 and S.C. Highway 917, outside of Loris. Brantly said while the Branham was being pursued by HCPD on 917, he ran his car into the back of an HCPD car that was not involved in the chase and Sgt. Jeff Gause was injured and flown to New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington. Brantly said Sgt. Gause was released early Sunday morning and is at home recovering. Brantly said the Branham crashed in a cornfield on 917 after hitting Sgt. Gause’s vehicle.
Horry County Coroner Robert Edge said autopsy results revealed Branham died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
Brantly said the state Law Enforcement Division is investigating the incident.
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