Hospital deemed safe after active shooter threat in South Carolina

LITTLE RIVER, S.C. (WBTV) - A hospital in South Carolina was deemed “safe” after it received active shooter threats Tuesday.

The threat was called into McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River -- which is about 30 minutes outside Myrtle Beach -- during the morning of Oct. 7.

Horry County they conducted all necessary safety checks and found “no indication of a real and present threat.” The hospital was put on lockdown while officers did a sweep of the facility.

In a statement to sister-station , McLeod said its Seacoast hospital resumed normal operations by 9:15 a.m. Tuesday.

“Significant police presence responded to the emergency,” the statement read in part. “A protective sweep of the area and the hospital took place to ensure security of the campus ... McLeod Health is grateful f