On October 3, 2020, 23-year-old Myrtle Beach police officer Jacob Hancher was killed while responding to a domestic disturbance at an apartment in the 400 block of 14th Avenue South. Officers arrived around 10:00 pm; the man inside, John Aycoth, opened fire with a rifle and struck Hancher. A second officer was wounded. Aycoth was shot and killed during the exchange.

Hancher had been a sworn officer for less than a year and previously served four years as a community service officer. He was also a volunteer firefighter since high school. Investigators concluded Hancher was murdered in the line of duty after Aycoth, who had threatened violence and suicide following a breakup, deliberately targeted responding officers.

Does anyone have information about Hancher’s work in the community or the events leading up to that night?