@meghannmcuniff: The defense for a former South Carolina gas station owner accused of murdering a teenager focuses on the 9 mm gun the boy had when he was shot. Jurors on Thursday (May 28) saw an image of Cyrus Carmack-Belton holding the firearm with a light illuminating his hair. It was a screenshot from a video he posted on Instagram a day before he went inside a Shell gas station convenience store in Columbia and fled after being accused of stealing bottled water. Store owner Rick Chow is charged with murder for fatally shooting Cyrus after he and his son, Andy, ran after him. Andy Chow testified Cyrus pointed a gun at him, and he told police shortly after the shooting that he'd pulled a gun. Other witnesses, however, say the boy never displayed the gun and looked frightened as he tried to flee the Chows. Prosecutors say Cyrus never pointed the gun at anyone and that Rick Chow shot him maliciously. Chow, 61, has been in jail since his arrest on May 29 2023. Closing arguments in his trial are scheduled for Monday morning in Richland County Circuit Court in Columbia. His lawyer Shaun Kent questioned Taima Jordan, a retired Richland County Sheriff's Office investigator, about Cyrus' gun and the Instagram image in cross-examination. "You discovered that he had possessed that exact firearm within 24 hours of this incident?" Kent asked. "It appeared to be the same gun, yes," Jordan answered. "Through the course of your investigation, do you not find it strange, weird, peculiar that on the day before this, or within 24 hours, this is posted, and then it goes into the store? Through your investigation?" Kent asked. "He shouldn't have had a gun, period," Jordan answered. Andy Chow "made a determination that he believed that Cyrus was stealing from the store." "And then you went and looked back and forth at that video, and it appeared as though nothing had been stolen," Kent said. "That is correct," Jordan said. "And that he was putting water back and forth, but it did not appear that he had stolen something," Kent said. "That is true," Jordan said. You can watch all testimony on my YouTube channel. #law #crime #court

Jeff :

It’s crazy how they can show his social media with him holding a gun but can’t talk about Rick Chow shooting someone before

Dr. Penis Pump :

Cyrus was about to become a rocket doctor and cure cancer. He was such a good young man with his whole life ahead of him as a doctor and scientist.

theregoesyour.sociallife :

They chased him down and murdered him period end of story. Absolutely no reason for him to chase him down and shoot him in the back. Cyrus didn’t point a gun at anytime in that store.

BANE :

Cyrus having a gun is nobody but his parents and police business if he had a gun call the cops why is the defense trying to use him having a gun to justify his murder ?

xxjohngaltxx :

"he wuz a good boy. He dindu nuffins"

Krnguy :

If the kid did not have a gun this would not have happened. No need for a kid to have a loaded firearm. Parents of Cyrus are to blame as much as chow for the murder.

winterpocket :

if Rittenhouse can have a gun, so can Cyrus. idk. 2nd amendment.

eduardo.214_tx :

Bronxny5309 :

the attorney talking has a tt channel when he was talking about diddy. I forget his name

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@876Jugganaut :

Cyrus can't tell his side of the story

Prettyella :

Notice Cyrus sweater has the picture of the demonic doll and holding a gun.

Ethiiiiin :

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Ben Dover :

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RealStyleWithShe :

Him having a gun has nothing to do with chasing him down and killing him

mayrhea🌀 :

Regardless if he had a gun or not, killing someone over an alleged stolen water is not the answer