Witness: ‘All hell broke loose’ in Scott Spivey shooting. His words on who shot who

A witness to the shooting death of Scott Spivey along a Horry County road in 2023 provided more information to attorneys about that night.

The details were part of a Dec. 1, 2025, deposition for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Spivey’s family against Weldon Boyd and Kenneth “Bradley” Williams, the two men who shot and killed the 33-year-old North Carolina man on Sept. 9, 2023, on Camp Swamp Road in Horry County.

Frank McMurrough, who was traveling to Myrtle Beach from Virginia that day, told attorneys for both sides that he never saw Spivey point a “pistol at the white truck,” which was the vehicle driven by Boyd. McMurrough said that Spivey got out of the black truck after stopping in the roadway and yelled at the white truck, “Stop following me, boy.”

McMurrough said that Spivey had his firearm down by his side, and when he looked through his side mirror, McMurrough saw Spivey raise his arm slightly, then “all hell broke loose.”

McMurrough also testified that he saw Boyd pointing his weapon at Spivey before the shooting began.

Here is McMurrough’s complete deposition:

Deposition part of Stand Your Ground hearing

The actions of Boyd and Williams will be part of a Stand Your Ground hearing set for Feb. 17 in the case. 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.

The Stand Your Ground hearing in the civil case would determine if Boyd and Williams are entitled to civil and criminal immunity related to their actions during the shooting.

Boyd and Williams were never charged in the deadly shooting of the Tabor City man after the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office ruled it self-defense in relation to the state’s Protection of Persons and Property Act, commonly referred to as the “Stand Your Ground” law.

The law allows people to use force without attempting to retreat when faced with an assault within their home, or anywhere a person is legally allowed to be.

One item that the judge may consider is that Boyd followed Spivey for nine miles along Highway 9 before the fatal shooting occurred. Police reports show the confrontation first began when Spivey was driving erratically, waving his gun outside his truck window and pointing his gun at Boyd and Williams.

Boyd called 911, telling the dispatcher that “if he keeps this up, I’m going to shoot him.” The two men followed Spivey until he pulled off onto Camp Swamp Road, where Boyd and Williams claim he got out of his truck and shot at them before they returned fire.

Spivey was found dead from a gunshot wound in his vehicle.