MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has finished redacting its report on the deadly April 26 officer-involved shooting on N. Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, police said on Wednesday.
The police department said last month that it had received an unredacted version of SLED’s report but that it could not be released to the public because it contained confidential information about juveniles. News13 has asked SLED for a copy of the redacted version.
Local authorities announced on Aug. 29 that the investigation had been completed and that Officer Brandon O’Rourke would not face charges in the shooting that killed 18-year-old Jerrius Davis of Bennettsville. Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said in a letter to SLED provided to News13 by Myrtle Beach police that O’Rourke was justified in his use of deadly force…