In the summer of 2016, the life of 29-year-old Amanda Renee Fisher was cut short in a tragic and violent manner. On the morning of July 9, 2016, her body was discovered in the parking lot of a K&W Cafeteria in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Fisher, a resident of Mt. Holly, North Carolina, had been fatally shot in the head. Witnesses at the scene reported hearing a gunshot and then seeing a man remove a body from a white vehicle before he and another individual fled the scene in the same
car.
The investigation into Fisher's death quickly gained momentum as North Myrtle Beach police identified two persons of interest from photos found on her cellphone. These individuals were later identified as Nicolas McIver, 20, and Terrell Freeman, 29, both from Charlotte, North Carolina. The two men were believed to have been with Fisher the night before and the morning of her murder. Within days, both McIver and Freeman were apprehended in Charlotte. McIver was initially picked up for burning Fisher's car and possessing a stolen motor vehicle, while Freeman was arrested for a parole violation. Both men were subsequently extradited to South Carolina to face murder warrants.
The motive behind Fisher's murder appeared to be connected to her recent involvement as a key witness in a Mecklenburg County murder trial just months before her death. In April 2016, she had reluctantly testified against her boyfriend, Deonte Lanier, who was on trial for the 2012 shooting death of Johnny Peay. Fisher had expressed her desire not to testify and had even moved to Myrtle Beach after being subpoenaed. Her testimony in court reportedly contradicted earlier statements she had given to the police. The trial ultimately ended in a hung jury.
Following their arrests, both Nicolas McIver and Terrell Freeman faced charges in connection with Amanda Fisher's death. McIver was found guilty of murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and grand larceny. He received a 45-year prison sentence for the murder charge, with additional concurrent sentences for the other charges. Terrell Freeman was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to five years in prison. He was later indicted for accessory after the fact to murder, which resulted in an additional sentence.
