Key Takeaways
- A fatal shooting on Camp Swamp Road was initially ruled self-defense under South Carolina's 'stand your ground' law.
- Police concluded Weldon Boyd was justified in shooting Scott Spivey, based on initial witness accounts.
- Scott Spivey's sister, Jennifer Spivey Foley, launched her own investigation into the incident.
- Jennifer Foley's investigation uncovered new audio evidence suggesting the incident was murder, not self-defense.
Deep Dive
- Weldon Boyd called 911 reporting a reckless driver, Scott Spivey, pointing a gun on Highway 9.
- Boyd and Bradley Williams followed Spivey onto Camp Swamp Road, where Spivey stopped his vehicle.
- Boyd expressed concern to the 911 operator about an "imminent shootout" at the 2:31 mark of the call.
- After the shooting on Camp Swamp Road, a 911 caller stated, "I had to shoot him," claiming the other driver pointed a gun and ran them off the road.
- Officer Carrie Higgs arrived on scene, observing two trucks, and confirmed Scott Spivey, the driver of the black truck, was deceased.
- Weldon Boyd, driver of the white truck, told Officer Higgs he acted in self-defense, asserting Spivey shot at him and his friend first.
- Witness Blaze Ward called 911 minutes before Boyd, reporting Spivey's reckless driving and waving a gun.
- Ward told police she witnessed Spivey's black truck stop directly in front of Boyd's white truck and claimed Spivey shot into the windshield multiple times.
- Police noted inconsistencies in Ward's statements, including no evidence of Spivey shooting at her car, and her account of Spivey shooting into Boyd's truck was deemed inaccurate.
- Other witness statements indicated Scott Spivey fired bullets but none struck Boyd's truck; conversely, glass shattered on Boyd's truck due to bullets fired from inside.
- South Carolina's 'stand your ground' law allows deadly force without retreat if an individual fears for their life, is not the aggressor, and is in a lawful place.
- Police determined Weldon Boyd met the conditions of the 'stand your ground' law, leading to the conclusion that the incident was not a murder.
- Sergeant Damon Viscovie informed a colleague that Boyd and Williams would not be detained, citing witness accounts that Spivey was the aggressor and had pointed a gun.
- Detective Alan Jones interviewed Weldon Boyd, who was not under arrest, about the Camp Swamp Road shooting.
- Boyd claimed he was trying to help police by following the suspect, stating the suspect shot at him first and demonstrating the events.
- Detective Jones seemingly accepted Boyd's account as self-defense, noting Boyd's claim that he fired the fatal shot.
- Jones's emailed report concluded that Scott Spivey exited his vehicle and fired first, and that the actions of Mr. Williams and Mr. Boyd were justified, winding down the police investigation.
- Police officers discussed informing Scott Spivey's parents of his death, explaining it stemmed from road rage where Spivey fired and was shot back.
- Jennifer Spivey Foley, Scott's sister, began her own investigation after finding no arrests on the Horry County Jail website by morning, suspecting the official narrative was wrong.
- Her investigation led to the discovery of "explosive" audio recordings, including one where someone admitted to pursuing Spivey, providing new evidence against the self-defense claim.