South Carolina store owner charged with murder had history of shooting suspected shoplifters.

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South Carolina store owner charged with murder had history of shooting suspected shoplifters.
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A South Carolina store owner, Rick Chow, charged with murder after shooting a 14-year-old he wrongly thought had shoplifted water, has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges, authorities said. Chow is awaiting a bond hearing at the Richland County jail and faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted of murder. The incident has sparked racial tensions in the community, with the victim being Black and the store owner being Asian.

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