ABC News5/30/2026Crime4 min readUnited States
Trial Begins for Store Owner Charged with Murder of 14-Year-Old
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- Chikei Rick Chow, 61, is on trial for murdering 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, who he shot in the back during a chase over allegedly stolen water.
- Prosecutors call the act 'heinous' and unprovoked, while the defense claims it was self-defense, citing the teen's possession of a pistol.
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A South Carolina jury heard opening statements Wednesday in the trial of a store owner charged with murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old, with the prosecutor calling it unprovoked and “heinous” while a defense lawyer insisted it was an act of defense. ... (rest of the article preserved verbatim with paragraph breaks)
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