North Carolina man falls to his death escaping gunshots at Myrtle Beach hotel
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A North Carolina man fell six stories to his death from a downtown Myrtle Beach hotel early Sunday morning as he tried to escape gunfire, officials said.
Jorge Orellana, 27, died of “massive” upper body trauma just after 6 a.m. at the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said in an email.
Orellana of Hendersonville fell as he was “fleeing gunshots” from a sixth floor room at Hotel Blue on South Ocean Boulevard.
Myrtle Beach police said officers arrived at the hotel at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday after reports of shots being fired from inside a room.
Nobody was hurt from the gunfire, authorities said. Officers said everyone involved in the incident has been identified and the firearm has been recovered.
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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12. See more of his work here.
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