A South Carolina gas station owner is charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy he falsely believed was shoplifting bottles of water, authorities say.
Police said there was a verbal confrontation inside the store before Cyrus left and took off running.
Lott said the convenience store owner, who police said was armed with a pistol, and his son chased after the teenager toward an apartment complex.In this booking photo released by Richland County Sheriff's Office, Rick Chow is shown.According to police, Chow's son said the victim had a gun. Police said a gun was found close to the teen's body, but there was no evidence of who the gun belonged to.
"Even if he had shoplifted four bottles of water, which is what he initially took out the cooler and then he put them back, even if he had done that, that's not something you shoot anybody over, much less a 14-year-old," Lott said. "You just don't do that." Following a peaceful protest at the gas station Monday, there was alleged vandalism and looting, which Lottduring a second press conference Tuesday, saying those who took part would be held responsible.
Signs are posted on the door of a Shell station in Columbia, South Carolina, where a 14-year old was fatally shot.According to a police report, protesters shattered the business's window, vandalized gas pumps, spray-painted outside the store and left the scene carrying beer and other food items.A date and time for his bond hearing has not been scheduled, police said.
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