Marion Javen Campbell has been identified by the Horry County Police Department as the suspect wanted for the murder of a cab driver in the Conway, SC., area on Monday.

Police said Monday that Campbell shot the taxicab driver found with gunshot wounds in his cab in the area of Juniper Bay and Dunn Short Cut roads.

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“Horry County Police Department: Today’s celebrity on Catching an Horry County Crook is MARION JAVON CAMPBELL! Campbell is WANTED for the MURDER of a cab driver on Juniper Bay Road on Monday, June 26th. Don’t worry, Mr. Campbell, your next car ride is on us!”

According to Horry County Deputy Coroner Darris Fowler, the man died at the Conway Medical Center emergency room. The victim has been identified as Dennis Mantel, 66, of Myrtle Beach. He died from a single gunshot wound. An incident report from the Horry County Police Department states the taxi cab crashed into a home on Juniper Bay Road. “It puzzles me how a gun could go off and not anyone could hear anything,” Horry County resident Sarah Causey. source

Anyone with information is asked to call the Horry County Police Department tip line: 843-915-8477.