Gas Station Owner Charged With Murder After Falsely Accusing Black 14-Year-Old Of Shoplifting

Gas Station Owner Charged With Murder After Falsely Accusing Black 14-Year-Old Of Shoplifting

Essence Magazine:

By Malaika Jabali ·Updated May 31, 2023

Gas station owner Rick Chow made his first court appearance Tuesday after fatally shooting a Black teenager, 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, in the back on Sunday outside of his South Carolina store.

According to law enforcement, the incident

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