South Carolina man arrested for triple homicide of family members, including councilmember

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A South Carolina man was arrested on Monday, accused of murdering three family members, including a local councilman, authorities said.

Matthew Allen Dewitt, 25, remained in custody at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on Tuesday following the deaths of Natasha Stevens, 52, in Conway, South Carolina and James DeWitt II, 52 and Gloria DeWitt, 52, outside of Columbia, South Carolina, the Horry County Police Department said on social media.

James DeWitt was a town councilmember in Atlantic Beach.  "The Town of Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, community is shocked and deeply sadden by the deaths of Councilman Jim Dewitt and his family," Atlantic Beach Mayor Jake Evans said on Tuesday. "The Town is fully cooperating with the investigations into this matter by the Horry and Richland County Sheriff Departments.

We offer our condolences and deepest sympathy to the family." Their exact relationships with the suspect were not revealed by authorities.