>A convenience store owner in South Carolina has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Black boy whom he falsely accused of shoplifting.
>58-year-old Rick Chow, owner of Columbia’s Xpress Mart Shell Station, chased and shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back.
>During a press conference on Monday, Sheriff Leon Lott revealed the teenager had not shoplifted anything from the store. He later described the shooting as “unjustified” and “senseless.”
>As he commented on Sunday’s tragic event, Lott told the media and members of the community, “You don’t do what happened last night.”
>The interaction between Chow and Carmack-Belton began around 8 p.m. The teen and the store owner argued after Chow accused the 14-year-old of stealing water he touched.
>Although Carmack-Belton touched the bottles, surveillance footage showed he placed them back in the cooler.
>After the teen left the store, Chow’s son chased Carmack-Belton into a nearby apartment complex.
>Lott stated the teen tripped and fell before Chow shot him in the back after his son claimed the teen had a gun.
>The outlet reports authorities confirmed Carmack-Belton had a gun, but he didn’t point it at the father and son.

As of may 28, 2025, no trial date has been set for Chow, who remains held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Imagine being a 60 year old business owner and being held without trial for 2 years for killing a nigger thief with a gun. America is fucked.