Police investigating homicide after finding a man alongside the road

Horry County police are investigating a murder after a man’s body was found near Johnson Shelly Road and S.C. 668 in Conway in the first few minutes of Sunday.

Horry County Deputy Coroner Tony Hendrick said that an autopsy was completed Sunday and that more information may be released on Monday.

The man’s name will be released after his next of kin is notified.

Horry County police were investigating a murder near the intersection on Saturday, according to the department’s online police log. The log does not contain any other information.

Check back for more on this developing story.

This story was originally published March 19, 2017 at 6:03 PM with the headline "Police investigating homicide after finding a man alongside the road."