Justice sought for 14-year-old killed by store owner in South Carolina.

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The viewing service for 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, who was allegedly shot and killed by a South Carolina gas station owner, was held on Friday, ahead of his funeral on Saturday. The gas station owner, Rick Chow, was arrested and charged with murder after wrongly believing Cyrus had shoplifted several bottles of water. The incident has sparked outrage and accusations of racial profiling. Chow has had two prior confrontations with alleged shoplifters that resulted in him firing a weapon, but his conduct in those incidents "did not meet the requirements under South Carolina law to support criminal charges."
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- Rutherford Law Firm creates GoFundMe for family of Cyrus Carmack-Belton Abccolumbia.com
- A South Carolina coroner's mission to bring change in her community USA TODAY
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