Suspect wanted in connection to deadly Georgetown Co. apartment shooting

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office released new details on a shooting that turned deadly inside an Andrews apartment.

Deputies were called on Wednesday to the Arbor Place Apartments on North Beech Street for reports of a deadly shooting.

During the investigation, they learned a man was visiting a woman at the Arbor Place Apartments when Jamar McClary came to the apartment. McClary was the woman’s ex-boyfriend.

Investigators said there was a confrontation between the two men.

Authorities learned that McClary threatened to shoot the other man and reached for a gun in his pocket, but the man pulled out his gun and shot first.

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Investigators also learned a third person was waiting downstairs and shot into the apartment after seeing the confrontation between the two men.

The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office identified the third person as 28-year-old Jazwon Gamble. He is now wanted on attempted murder charges.

As for the investigation into the deadly shooting, investigators said they interviewed witnesses, reviewed surveillance video from the apartment complex and collected evidence including McClary’s firearm. Authorities added that the man who pulled the trigger provided the sheriff’s office with a statement and surrendered his gun.

The sheriff’s office spoke with a deputy solicitor with the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s office, and determined the circumstances fall under the “Stand Your Ground Law.”

The sheriff’s office said while the investigation into the deadly shooting is ongoing, there will be no charges filed against the man who shot and killed McClary due to him firing the shot in self-defense.

Anyone with information on Gamble’s whereabouts or on the case is asked to call the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office at 843-546-5102.

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