Another domestic-related homicide occurred in Georgetown County this week when a Murrells Inlet Post Office worker was gunned down by her ex-boyfriend Wednesday morning.

The alleged shooter — 40-year-old Wyatt Bryant — reportedly turned the gun on himself as authorities were about to arrest him in connection with the death of Sheinia L. Wilson, 29, of Myrtle Beach.

The incident began at a little before 11 a.m. Wednesday when Wilson was in the parking lot of the Kangaroo gas station located at 658 Wachesaw Road.

Bryant saw Wilson — his ex girlfriend — near the gas pumps, so he pulled up and the two began to argue.

The altercation became more heated and Wilson, fearing for her life, began running towards the store, authorities said.

Instead of running inside, she jumped into the vehicle of a stranger who was about to drive away.

Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Neil Johnson said that’s when Bryant opened fire striking Wilson several times.

The man in the car did not know where the hospital was located, so he drove to the Sheriff's Office Substation on Murrells Inlet Road. Officers then transported her to Waccamaw Community Hospital where she died shortly before 12:30 p.m.

A search began in both Georgetown and Horry Counties looking for Bryant who fled the scene in a black Dodge Caliber.

Shortly after 1 p.m., the vehicle was spotted in front of Bryant’s home near Burcale Road in Myrtle Beach.

Law enforcement from Horry and Georgetown Counties — including a SWAT Team — surrounded the house and began speaking with Bryant inside.

The conversations lasted for about 45 minutes but when authorities were about to make entry to the residence, they heard a gunshot inside, said  Sgt. Robert Kegler with at the Horry County Police Department.

Bryant had shot himself to death.

It was not Bryant's first run in with authorities. According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, He was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in 1998.

He was sentenced to nine years in prison.