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    Chikei Rick Chow, left, accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old, is escorted in the courtroom during his murder trial, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)


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    Monday, June 1, 2026


    COLUMBIA, S.C — A South Carolina jury is hearing closing arguments Monday in the trial of a store owner charged with murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of a Black 14-year-old as prosecutors and defense lawyers painted different pictures of the killing.

    Prosecutors have said the shooting was unprovoked, while defense lawyers have said Chow only fired to defend his son.

    Chikei Rick Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back during a foot chase in Columbia. Chow believed – wrongly, prosecutors say – that the teen had stolen four bottles of water from the gas station convenience store. The killing sent waves of anguish and grief through the African American community in Richland County, where nearly half the population is Black.

    Chow admits to shooting Belton. However, defense lawyers argue the teen pointed a gun at Chow’s son, Andy, and the father fired one shot to defend his son.

    Prosecutors acknowledge Carmack-Belton had a semiautomatic pistol, but they say it fell on the ground during the chase and he never threatened anyone with it. Prosecutors said Chow chased the teen more than 130 yards from the store.

    Protestors held vigils outside the store in the wake of the killing. Empty water bottles were arranged to spell out “Cyrus.”

    During the trial, witness Lori Carson testified that she saw Carmack-Belton running away from the store with Chow and his son in pursuit. She said she never saw a gun or anything else in the teen’s hands. She said the teen looked scared.

    Defense lawyers have said Chow made a split-second decision to defend his son. They argued Chow performed CPR on Carmack-Belton, which they said shows he acted without malice – a required element of a murder charge in South Carolina.

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