The Halifax County Sheriff's Office reports on Sunday deputies responded to the Edgewater Community on a breaking and entering call. Lt. Bobby Martin said in a news release once Sgt. Randy Keeton arrived on the scene he talked with the victim, who told the sergeant he and a friend were asleep when they heard a knock at the door. They did not get up at first until the knocking got louder. The two victims got up and went to the bathroom when they heard the door come crashing open and the subjects rambling through his belongings. Martin said the victim told investigators he confronted the subjects by firing a handgun he keeps in his home for protection. The two subjects ran out of the house and got into a pickup truck and fled the scene. The victim did fire shots at the getaway vehicle. During the burglary a pump shotgun was the only item taken. No one was injured and the sheriff’s office continues to investigate. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Halifax County Crimestoppers at 583-4444.

South Carolina media reports today a man vacationing on the Grand Strand is in the hospital after he was shot at a North Myrtle Beach car wash. Local law enforcement sources confirmed the man is from Roanoke Rapids, although his name was not immediately available. According to news accounts quoting North Myrtle Beach Police, the shooting occurred just before 1 a.m. today at the Jiffy Carwash just off Highway 17 South in North Myrtle Beach. Officers arrived on the scene to find the man shot, but still conscious. The victim was transported to an area hospital for surgery and is in stable condition. Investigators say the shooter fled the scene on foot and has not yet been found.