Key Points • Police responded to firearm incident around 9:30 p.m. Saturday on 1st Avenue South. • Michael Ray Thompson, 48, of Myrtle Beach, identified as the suspect. • Thompson wanted on charges of pointing and presenting a firearm and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Myrtle Beach, SC — A late-night firearm incident in Myrtle Beach led to a heavy police response as officers served both an arrest warrant and a search warrant, authorities announced.

The incident began around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of 1st Avenue South, where officers were called after a report of a suspect pointing and presenting a firearm.

Police secured the scene, but no one was taken into custody. Investigators have since identified Michael Ray Thompson, 48, of Myrtle Beach, as the in

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