Teenager arrested in fatal shooting of woman in Huger area (2024)

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Teenager arrested in fatal shooting of woman in Huger area (5)

MONCKS CORNER — A teenager was arrested in connection to an afternoon shooting June 3 that left one woman dead in the Huger area.

Jah Mari Antonie Loyal, 18, was arrested June 4 and charged with murder and attempted murder, according to a Berkeley County Sheriff's Office news release.

Deputies responded to an Ivory Trail residence in Huger around 3 p.m. June 3 to find an elderly womandead. Mary L. Myers, 78, sustained one gunshot wound, according to the Berkeley County coroner's office.

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The sheriff's office is investigating this case as a homicide. Additional charges against Loyal are possible as the investigation continue.

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