Long before a South Carolina convenience store owner was acquitted in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Black boy, he had already become known to law enforcement for confronting suspected ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Carmack-Belton's family is now pursuing a civil suit following the ...

Chikei Rick Chow was found not guilty of murder nearly three years after he fatally shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton Christina Coulter has been a Staff Writer covering crime at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work ...

After hours of deliberation, jurors found a former South Carolina convenience store owner not guilty in the 2023 shooting death of a 14‑year‑old. Chikei Rick Chow, 61, was found not guilty by a jury ...

A convenience store owner who shot a 14-year-old boy in the back after chasing him out of the store in 2023 was acquitted of murder by a South Carolina jury. Chikei Rick Chow, now 61, was found not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Chow stands with his attorneys, Joe McCulloch, left, and Curtis Copeland during the trial of Rick Chow on Monday, June 1, ...

Rick Chow stands with his attorneys, Joe McCulloch, left, and Curtis Copeland during the trial of Rick Chow on Monday, June 1, 2026. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com A Richland County jury acquitted ...

A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. Chikei Rick Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County jury found Rick Chow not guilty in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton. The verdict came after approximately eight hours of deliberations following ...

The fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy sparked a three-year legal battle over self-defense and racial profiling. Store owner Rick Chow shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton after a 135-yard foot chase over ...

The shooting drew national attention and roiled the community in South Carolina. By Aimee Ortiz A South Carolina jury on Monday found Rick Chow not guilty of murder after he fatally shot a 14-year-old ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A jury found Rick Chow, a former Columbia-area gas station owner, not guilty in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton in May 2023. The decision came after over ...