{"id":808,"date":"2026-06-01T09:06:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=808"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:06:44","slug":"sc-store-owners-murder-trial-over-teens-shooting-death-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=808","title":{"rendered":"SC store owner\u2019s murder trial over teen\u2019s shooting death. Here\u2019s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Former South Carolina convenience store owner Rick Chow is on trial for murder in the May 2023 shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton. The teen was chased from a Shell gas station after being wrongly suspected of stealing bottles of water.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=804\">Stocks shake off Iran jitters as AI rules supreme; oil climbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rick Chow and his son Andy chased Carmack-Belton roughly 130 yards from the Shell gas station at 7441 Parklane Road before Chow fired a single fatal shot, jurors heard during the third day of testimony.<\/li>\n<li>Prosecutors told jurors during opening statements that Chow \u201cdetermined that Cyrus Carmack-Belton\u2019s life was worth less than four bottles of water,\u201d 5th Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson argued.<\/li>\n<li>Andy Chow testified that Carmack-Belton tripped, fell on the grass and then pointed a gun at him, prompting him to yell \u201cHe\u2019s got a gun!\u201d before his father fired the fatal shot.<\/li>\n<li>A former Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy testified that neither Chow nor his son initially reported that Carmack-Belton pointed a gun at Andy, and Chow never saw a gun in the teen\u2019s hand before firing.<\/li>\n<li>Video surveillance from the store\u2019s \u201cintricate\u201d and \u201cexpensive\u201d system showed Carmack-Belton did not actually steal anything, prosecutors and investigators determined.<\/li>\n<li>Defense attorney Jack Swerling questioned why a 14-year-old was illegally carrying a fully loaded semi-automatic 9mm pistol with a laser, arguing Chow feared for his son\u2019s life, during his opening remarks to jurors.<\/li>\n<li>If convicted, Chow faces a minimum of 30 years in prison, and closing arguments are expected to begin Monday after the defense rested Friday afternoon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. 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