Victim Identified In Waffle House Shooting, Suspect Charged

An update on the shooting at the Waffle House in Conway we told you about yesterday…. One person died at the restaurant on Highway 501 and El Bethel Road around 2:30 a.m. yesterday. Horry County Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard identified the victim as 34 year old Branden Harshaw of Conway. Harshaw was taken to Conway Medical Center following the shooting where he was pronounced dead around 3 a.m. from injuries sustained in the incident. 23 year old Chancey Hickman has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. Arrest warrants say he was told to leave the restaurant but refused and caused a verbal dispute which escalated into a physical altercation. During the altercation, Hickman shot the victim.