Myrtle Beach police charge 17-year-old Conway teen with murder after Peaches Corner shooting
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MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) — It took a 17-year-old Conway teen working at Myrtle Beach’s landmark Peaches Corner just 10 seconds to pull out a gun and shoot two people — killing one in what began as a verbal altercation, police said on Saturday.

Authorities offered that detail among several others before announcing charges including murder and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature against Evany McCray, who will be tried as an adult.

He’s also charged with possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and possession of a weapon during a minor. On those counts, a municipal assessed $250,000 bonds.

Bond wasn’t granted on the assault charge, and McCray will have to face a 15th Circuit Court judge to determine any bond on the murder count, police said.

The victim’s name was not immediately available.

“We share our community’s frustrations with these societal issues of youth unlawfully carrying firearms and engaging in illegal activity,” Assistant Police Chief Chris Smith said a Saturday news conference.

Photo courtesy of Amber Atkinson

The incident happened at 11:15 p.m. following a fight between an employee and another person. Two people were shot, with one being transported to an area hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Witness video obtained by News13 shows a frantic scene outside the landmark eatery that opened in 1937, including police tape, multiple police officers, a shattered glass door and people leaving the scene quickly.

Lt. Allen Amick said that officers on active patrol in the area had taken McCray into a custody within a minute of the gunshots.

“Due to our upstaffing and deployment strategies, our officers were patrolling both on bicycles and on foot within the proximity of 900 Ocean Boulevard,” Smith said. “Our officers immediately responded by running to the gunfire, and within seconds entered the establishment.”

The shooting comes two months after another Ocean Boulevard confrontation that left 17-year-old Jerrius Davis of Bennettsville dead from an officer’s bullet. Authorities said Davis opened fire into a large crowed, injuring 11 people.

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