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#TSRUpdtaez: Back in 2023, Columbia, South Carolina, convenience store owner #RickChow was arrested and charged after fatally shooting 14-year-old #CyrusCarmackBelton, after he accused him of shoplifting from his store. ____________________________________ According to apnews, on Monday, a South Carolina jury found Chow not guilty of the murder. Chow maintained that he acted to defend his son when he shot the teen in the back after chasing him from his convenience store. ____________________________________ Prosecutors said Chow reacted after he wrongly thought that the teen had stolen four bottles of water from his store. However, a defense lawyer for Chow claimed he fired at the teen to defend his son, alleging the teen pointed a gun at him. ____________________________________ Prosecutors reportedly acknowledged that the teen had a weapon, but they say the weapon fell on the ground during the chase and that he never threatened anyone with it. Chow chased the teen more than 130 ya...

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