MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – A second man has been charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Koyote Saloon in Myrtle Beach last month, according to Horry County police.
Captain John Harrelson says Horry County police, US Marshals Taskforce, and ATF Violent Crime / Gang Taskforce arrested Joey Lee Henry, 30, of Green Sea, on Friday. Henry is charged with murder in the May 25 shooting outside Koyote Saloon, located at 3506 Waccamaw Boulevard, which killed one and injured another.
The first suspect, Gary Lee Jackson, 27, of Myrtle Beach, was charged with murder on June 12 in connection to the shooting, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.
According to online booking records from J. Reuben Long Detention Center, both accused killers were out of jail on bond on previous charges. Jackson was arrested just hours after the Koyote Saloon shooting and charged with marijuana possession, unlawful carry of a pistol, and pointing and presenting firearms at a person. He bonded out May 27 and was arrested about two weeks later for murder. Henry was arrested in February on numerous drug charges and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He was released less than 24 hours after his arrest on an $80,000 bond.
Police officers were called to the bar around 2 a.m. on May 25 where they found multiple shell casings and vehicles with bullet holes. Grand Strand Medical Center called police to advise a gunshot victim was brought to the hospital and was pronounced dead a short time later.
Michelle McSpadden of the Horry County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 26-year-old Reginald Washington, of New York.
A second victim of the bar shooting was taken to South Strand Hospital, where he was rushed into surgery.
Horry County police say Koyote Saloon’s business license was revoked the day of the shooting “as a direct result of numerous incidents and infractions.”
