Store owner charged with murder in Black teen’s killing fights warrant over business records

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina store owner who is facing a murder charge after police said he chased and shot a Black 14-year-old customer has asked a judge to stop a search warrant for his business records. Police say Rick Chow shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back in May 28 after Chow falsely accused the teen of shoplifting. A prosecutor on Monday said investigators need to search computers to find the store’s employee manual and other documents that could potentially reveal a pattern of behavior in how Chow normally dealt with shoplifters and how Carmack-Belton was treated differently. Chow’s lawyer says the family already turned over what authorities wanted and says investigators are now looking for items they can’t legally have.