Christian Hemingway was an 18-year-old from the Cedar Branch community near Loris, South Carolina, shot in the early hours of Sunday, August 17, 2025. Horry County officers were called to the 1300 block of Cedar Branch Road just before dawn; they found Christian critically injured, gave CPR at the scene, and he was taken about 1:45 a.m. to McLeod Loris Hospital where he was later pronounced dead from gunshot wounds.

Obituary notices from United Funeral Home in Loris confirmed the August 17 death and listed funeral services at Cedar Branch Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Horry County Police are treating the case as a homicide and publicly appealed for tips from anyone who may have seen or heard something on Cedar Branch Road in the early morning hours; tipsters can remain anonymous. As of the latest reports, no arrests have been announced and no suspect or motive has been publicly identified.

Does anyone in the Cedar Branch or Loris area have information about that night or remember anything unusual on Cedar Branch Road near the 1300 block around dawn on August 17?