Peter Murphy was 41 when he was shot and killed late afternoon on February 14, 2025, at a residence in the 1100 block of Dunbar Street in Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach officers arrived just before 5 p.m. after 911 calls reporting gunfire and found Murphy dead at the scene; the Horry County chief deputy coroner identified him and confirmed he had been shot.

Police say detectives concluded Murphy had forced entry into another unit shortly before the shooting. A person inside that unit survived and was taken to a hospital for treatment and expected to recover; investigators obtained a survivor’s account but had not announced any arrest tied to the shooting as of the most recent reports. Officers also found a clear plastic bag that appeared to contain crack cocaine on a coffee table and other illegal drugs in the home; two men, Morris Ross and Norris Ross, were later booked on multiple narcotics charges and held on high bonds, but authorities drew a distinction between those drug charges and the homicide investigation.

Murphy, from Mullins, South Carolina, is remembered by family as a protective brother and father who worked for years at the local animal shelter and studied business administration. Does anyone who knew Murphy or who was in the Dunbar Street area that afternoon have information to share?