Man involved in Horry County officer-involved shooting hit with more than a dozen charges

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Surfside Beach man at the center of a Friday night officer-involved shooting and brief standoff is facing more than a dozen charges, court records show.

Neil Wade Brown, 60, was arrested shortly after 11 p.m. following an incident near South Reindeer Road that drew a heavy law enforcement response.

He’s charged with two counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime; aggravated breach of peace; four counts of pointing and presenting a firearm at a person; two counts of discharging a firearm into a dwelling; four counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature; one count of first-degree burglary and domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.

Brown remains behind bars at J. Reuben Long Detention Center, intake records show.

An Horry County police report obtained by News13 shows one of the victims was shot in the thigh, while the other was shot in the hip. They were both taken to a hospital, but their conditions were not immediately known.

When officers arrived at S. Reindeer Road, they encountered Brown, who was armed. There was an exchange of gunfire between Brown and the officers, though none of them were injured.

The Horry County Police Department’s special operations unit, a SWAT team, negotiators and a drone operator were all on scene.

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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12 . See more of his work here .

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