Police: Person detained after ‘active incident’ near Punk Road in Little River

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Posted: Oct 3, 2019 / 03:26 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 3, 2019 / 04:34 PM EDT

LITTLE RIVER, SC (WBTW) – A person has been detained following an “active incident” near Punk Road in Little River, according to police.

As of 4:20 p.m., there is no threat to the community, police said. Horry County police remain on the scene and ask people to “please use caution if you are traveling in the area.”

At about 3:15 p.m. today, the Horry County Police Department tweeted out a notice to “Please avoid the area.” The tweet mentioned an active incident.

No further information is available on the incident at this time. This is a developing story.

Count on News13 as we work to gather more information about this incident.