'Like sisters': Loris High School mourns basketball star killed in Conway shooting

One arrested as community mourns Loris High School basketball star killed in shooting

Conway police have made an arrest in the shooting death of Loris High School basketball star Ja'Niya Richburg. Meanwhile, tributes continue to pour in for the popular 18-year-old.

'Like sisters': Loris High School mourns basketball star killed in Conway shooting

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct information from the Horry County Coroner's Office about where Ja'Niya Richburg lived. LORIS, S.C. (WBTW) -- The Loris High School community is searching for answers after authorities say 18-year-old Ja'Niya Richburg was hit and killed by a bullet that went through the window of her boyfriend's Conway home Tuesday night. Two of Richburg's basketball teammates, Alexius Simmons and Karmen Moody…

‘A beacon of light’: Family, community remember standout Loris basketball player killed in shooting

Janiya Richburg was a standout basketball player at Loris High School. Richburg was killed in her boyfriend’s Conway home just before midnight Tuesday, April 29, when a bullet entered through a window.