On the morning of Wednesday, February 25, 2015, a restaurant employee arriving for a shift at the Denny’s on South Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach found a white Chevrolet Malibu with what appeared to be blood on the door and on the ground beside it. Inside the vehicle was an unresponsive man later identified as 44-year-old Garrey Sumter of Conway. He was pronounced dead at the scene; investigators ruled his death a homicide and determined he had been fatally shot.

Myrtle Beach Police detectives reviewed video surveillance and conducted interviews that identified Edward Leon Morris, of Georgetown, as the last person seen with Sumter. Morris was arrested on an unrelated charge; police say they found evidence connecting him to the Denny’s parking lot. He was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. In April 2016 Morris pleaded guilty to the murder and received a 30-year prison sentence.

If anyone knew Garrey Sumter, saw him the night before February 25, 2015, or has information about his movements or who he was with, please come forward.