US EditionMyrtle Beach Police Charge 17-Year-Old Conway Teen with Murder After Peaches Corner Shooting
MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUN 30 – Evony McCray, 17, faces murder and multiple felony charges after fatally shooting 18-year-old Grayson Meyers during a verbal altercation inside a Myrtle Beach restaurant.
- On June 27, 17-year-old employee Evany McCray fatally shot 18-year-old Grayson Meyers inside Peaches Corner restaurant in Myrtle Beach during a fight.
- The shooting followed a verbal altercation between Meyers and McCray, prompting officers to respond quickly and detain McCray within 24 seconds of the shooting.
- Another person was wounded in the incident with non-life-threatening injuries, and police are seeking video or photos to aid the ongoing investigation while additional charges or arrests remain possible.
- McCray is charged with murder, as well as serious assault and firearm-related offenses, while the victim’s family calls for justice and Peaches’ owner enforces a strict no-weapons policy for employees.
- In response, Myrtle Beach officials plan to enforce a stricter curfew for minors during the Fourth of July weekend as part of broader efforts to address gun violence in the community.
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'Societal issue:' Myrtle Beach mayor weighs in on gun violence after deadly teen shooting
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Three days after a teenage Peaches Corner employee allegedly shot and killed an 18-year-old, Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune and Assistant City Manager Josh Bruegger spoke out about the tragedy. "This is not just a Myrtle Beach issue. This is a societal issue, and we have young people getting guns that they should not be allowed to have," Bethune said. "We have got to find ways to address that, and that's what we're…
‘This is a societal issue’: Myrtle Beach leaders to issue stricter curfew following deadly shooting
In response to a deadly shooting at a popular Myrtle Beach restaurant, city officials are to implement a stricter curfew for minors for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend.
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Myrtle Beach police charge 17-year-old Conway teen with murder after Peaches Corner shooting
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'…
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