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Case Description
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In the late hours of a Saturday night in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 23-year-old police officer Jacob Hancher responded to a domestic incident, a call that would ultimately be his last. On October 3, 2020, Hancher, along with other officers, arrived at an apartment in the 400 block of 14th Avenue South around 10:00 pm. Inside, a volatile situation was escalating, and as the officers approached, they were met with a barrage of gunfire.

The man inside, John Aycoth, opened fire on the offi ...Read More
Victim Details

Jacob Hancher

Male

White / Caucasian

Myrtle-beach

SC

2020-10-03

23

Jacob

Hancher

12/12/2025