Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson thinks that when the dust settles, and the public learns facts about the Saturday, April 26, shooting on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach that have either been withheld or are still unknown, we’ll see that it was about “a young man who really disliked a bunch of people from another town.”
Given what eyewitnesses have said, that seems a reasonable assumption.
Eleven people were injured and a teenager who shot a gun was killed by a police officer. Three officers were placed on paid administrative leave.
Myrtle Beach Police Chief Amy Prock said it has been difficult to answer questions because the investigation is being handled by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or SLED, a standard practice when a police officer shoots someone…