A jury in Columbia, #SouthCarolina, acquitted former gas station owner #ChikeiRickChow of m-rder for fatally sh--ting teenage boy #CyrusCarmackBelton, whom he chased after falsely accusing him of stealing water. Prosecutors acknowledged Carmack-Belton had a semiautomatic pistol, but they say it fell on the ground during the chase and he never displayed or threatened anyone with it before he was sh-t. Prosecutors said Chow chased the teen more than 130 yards from the store. via lawandcrime •aintyoumalcom