Longs man arrested, charged with murder in Freemont Road shooting

Police have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with last Tuesday’s shooting on Freemont Road in Longs, according to a news release.

Anthony Bellamy, 39, of Longs was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a deadly weapon during a violent crime, said Krystal Dotson with the Horry County Police Department.

Bellamy is being detained at the Horry County Detension Center.

Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard identified the shooting victim as 41-year-old Jason Sprott of Jacksonville, Florida.

Sprott was found sitting inside a gray SUV with what appeared to be three gunshot wounds, police said.

Police were called around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after someone called 911 and then hung up.

Witnesses heard several gunshots come from Elbow Road before Sprott drove his SUV from that area, jumped a ditch and ran it into a yard on Freemont Road, according to the Horry County police report.

Neighbors broke the passenger’s side window trying to help him, according to the report.

Police say witnesses did not cooperate in providing all the details of the incident.

This report contains information from The Sun News archives.

This story was originally published October 16, 2017 at 10:45 PM with the headline "Longs man arrested, charged with murder in Freemont Road shooting."