Gas station vandalized after deputies say owner shot and killed 14-year-old boy: Wednesday, May 31
According to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton was killed by the owner of a Shell station on Parklane Road, Rick Chow, who is now charged with murder. Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, saying anyone involved in vandalizing the gas station will be arrested and charged accordingly. On Tuesday, Chow stood in front of a magistrate judge during a first court appearance. No recorded audio was allowed in the courtroom during the hearing at the Richland County jail, which lasted less than 10 minutes. Chow and his attorney had no comment. Carmack-Belton's family was in the courtroom along with a victim advocate and representative from the family’s attorney’s office. The family also chose not to comment, but members of the community who live near the gas station are speaking up. "I’m just heartbroken with the situation," Columbia resident Laroy Hall says. "I really and truly am. This is devastating." Hall lives near the gas station where Carmack-Belton was shot. Overnight law enforcement said the station was vandalized by protestors. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/gas-station-vandalized-deputies-say-owner-shot-killed-14-year-old-boy/101-5292f64a-5b54-418c-85bc-956cae81ddf8 Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!
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According to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton was killed by the owner of a Shell station on Parklane Road, Rick Chow, who is now charged with murder.
Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, saying anyone involved in vandalizing the gas station will be arrested and charged accordingly.
On Tuesday, Chow stood in front of a magistrate judge during a first court appearance.
No recorded audio was allowed in the courtroom during the hearing at the Richland County jail, which lasted less than 10 minutes. Chow and his attorney had no comment. Carmack-Belton's family was in the courtroom along with a victim advocate and representative from the family’s attorney’s office.
The family also chose not to comment, but members of the community who live near the gas station are speaking up.
"I’m just heartbroken with the situation," Columbia resident Laroy Hall says. "I really and truly am. This is devastating."
Hall lives near the gas station where Carmack-Belton was shot.
Overnight law enforcement said the station was vandalized by protestors.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/gas-station-vandalized-deputies-say-owner-shot-killed-14-year-old-boy/101-5292f64a-5b54-418c-85bc-956cae81ddf8
Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!