The sister of a North Carolina man killed in a hail of gunfire along a Horry County road two years ago faced one of the shooters for the first time Monday during a court hearing in the family’s wrongful death lawsuit.
Monday’s proceedings were a preview of the larger Stand Your Ground hearing in the case that is expected to be heard in December. The law stands at the center of the shooting that police labeled a road rage incident, attracting national attention and allegations of police misconduct by Horry County Police, which originally investigated the case.
Judge Eugene Griffith Jr. heard a flurry of motions filed by North Myrtle Beach businessman Weldon Boyd and his friend Kenneth “Bradley” Williams related to the lawsuit in which they are defendants. The suit was filed by the family of Scott Spivey, a 33-year-old North Carolina man who was killed in a hail of gunfire on Sept. 9, 2023, along Camp Swamp Road just off of Highway 9 in the Longs area.
Boyd did not attend Monday’s hearing. Williams sat behind his attorney, next to Boyd’s mother and father as evidence, including 911 calls, was presented during the hearing. Williams hung his head or looked at the ceiling during the playing of the calls from witnesses…