South Carolina liquor store owner charged with murder after shooting 14-year-old in the back

A South Carolina gas station owner has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot a 14-year-old boy in the back and killed him, WTOP reported.

Rick Chow thought the teen was stealing four bottles of water, but Cyrus Carmack-Belton had reportedly already put the bottles back in the refrigerator and was running away from the store's property when he was shot.

Carmack-Belton was reportedly armed with a gun, but police say there's no evidence the teen ever pointed it at Chow or his son, who was also involved in the chase.

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Chow was charged after evidence showed the teen was shot in the back. Chow also had a concealed-carry permit.

“You don’t shoot somebody in the back that is not a threat to you,” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said. “Same standard the cops live by.”