A former Horry County Police Department leader is under investigation for alleged misconduct regarding a shooting that killed a North Carolina man and involved a North Myrtle Beach restaurant owner.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said Thursday evening that it has opened an investigation involving Brandon Strickland and his conduct as it pertains to the investigation involving the death of Scott Spivey, said SLED spokesperson Renée Wunderlich by email.
Strickland resigned his position as deputy chief on Tuesday, according to a text from Horry County spokesperson Mikayla Moskov. Moskov said that Strickland was not one of the officers investigating the shooting but would not provide additional information.
SLED is not re-opening the investigation into the death of Spivey at this time, Wunderlich said. SLED reviewed the case in 2024 and determined that there was not enough evidence to charge the two men who were involved in the shooting of Spivey…