In a tragic turn of events that shook the Bucksport community of Conway, South Carolina, a young life was cut short in early October 2016. Two-year-old Katylin Bellamy, a female, died from injuries she sustained in a violent shooting. The incident, which Horry County police investigated as a murder-suicide, claimed three other lives, plunging a local family into profound grief.
The horrific event unfolded shortly after midnight when police were called to a home on Martin Luther Drive.
Inside, they discovered a scene of carnage with multiple victims. Among the deceased were 40-year-old Kristina Burroughs, her 10-month-old niece, Justice Burroughs, and 51-year-old Keith Davis, who was identified as Kristina Burroughs' boyfriend. Davis is believed to have been the perpetrator of the killings before taking his own life.
Katylin Bellamy was initially found injured at the scene and was rushed to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for emergency medical treatment. Despite the efforts of medical professionals, the toddler succumbed to her injuries on a Sunday afternoon, becoming the fourth fatality in the devastating rampage. A relative living next door recounted being startled from sleep by the sound of approximately 30 gunshots, a chilling testament to the violence of the incident. The authorities did not identify the shooter, but the investigation pointed towards a murder-suicide scenario with Keith Davis as the suspect.
