"Cyrus Belton Verdict: Store Owner Found Not Guilty of Killing 14-Year-Old Black Child | Life Points with Ronda"

About this episode

This episode discusses the not guilty verdict in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton and the implications of the case on society.

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence against a child, racial violence, and discussions of the murder of a Black teenager. Listener discretion is strongly advised. 🖤 A CHILD IS DEAD. THE SHOOTER WALKS FREE. NOW WHAT? On June 1st, 2026, a South Carolina jury delivered a verdict that shook the nation. Rick Chow, 61, was found not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting death of Cyrus Carmack-Belton, a 14-year-old Black boy who was accused of stealing four bottles of water. Cyrus was shot in the back. He was running away. He was unarmed at the time of the shooting. And the man who pulled the trigger walked out of that courtroom a free man. In this powerful, unflinching episode of Life Points with Ronda, we do more than just report the news. We tell the full story. We name the names. We lay out the evidence. And we ask the hard questions that no one else is asking. 📍 INSIDE THIS EPISODE: ⚖️ The Full Story – What really happened on May 28th, 2023, from the moment Cyrus walked into that Shell station to the moment he took his last breath on the pavement 🔫 The Chase – How two grown men chased a 114-pound child more than 130 yards down a public…

People in this episode

Host: Ronda Foster

Topics covered

• racial violence
• child safety
• justice system
• self-defense claims
• witness testimony
• gun violence

Keywords

• Cyrus Carmack-Belton
• Rick Chow
• not guilty
• shooting
• racial violence
• South Carolina
• justice
• child safety
• self-defense

Mentioned in this episode

Places: South Carolina, Shell station

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