Grande Dunes resident sues HOA, security company after 2024 home invasion, shooting
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A Grand Dunes resident is suing his HOA and security company after he says three people tried to invade his home and shot his hand last year.
At about 9:30 p.m. on April 8, 2024, Kelvin King says he woke up on his couch to a loud noise. He says he grabbed his gun but did not see anyone on his property.
So, he kept the gun near him and fell back to sleep.
Two hours later, King says he heard glass break from his back door and realized people threw a rock and fired a shot into his home.
'It was very traumatizing,' King said. 'I have nightmares every single night. I'm seeing a therapist. Every time I hear a boom, a snap, a crack, I'm jumping up out of the bed.'
The bullet bounced off a wall and hit an artery in King's hand. He says there was blood everywhere.
King has had six surgeries since then.
'The pain is constant, 24/7,' he said. 'I can't tie my shoes. I can't button my pants. I can't button my belt buckle. I can't pick up my grandchildren.'
King says he shot back at three people, and they all ran away. 26-year-old Jayquan Pollard is the only one in jail.
In December, King filed a lawsuit against his HOA, Waccamaw Management, and security company, Allied Universal Security, alleging negligence.
'Those guys were hiding,' King said. 'These guys were on the premises for two-and-a-half hours. The security company never stopped them, never seen them, never patrolled. These guys were in here with guns and masks. So, what are we paying for?'
King says it took about 30 minutes for security and police officers to get to his house after the incident. Before King was treated for his injury, he says officers asked him if he had narcotics in the house.
'If my skin would have been a different color, it would have been a different sense of urgency,' he said. 'I started to feel that way a lot.'
King says no one at Grande Dunes or Waccamaw Management has apologized or checked in on him since the incident. He says Grande Dunes has been keeping the incident under wraps, so it can keep its reputation as a safe community for golf events and potential buyers.
King says he has not been able to work in more than a year. However, he says he is grateful to be here, with his family and friends.
'It's tough,' King said. 'It's tough. But I'm alive, and that is the biggest blessing I can ask for.'
Allied Universal Security says it does not comment on pending litigation.
News13 reached out to Grande Dunes and Waccamaw Management, but we have not yet heard back.
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Skylar Musick is a multimedia journalist at News13. Skylar is originally from Long Island, New York. She joined the News13 team in June 2024 after graduating from Villanova University in May 2024. Follow Skylar on X, formerly Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, and read more of her work here.
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