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South Carolina gas station owner charged with murder in 14-year-old's shooting death

A South Carolina gas station owner has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy whom he allegedly chased from the store and shot in the back COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina gas station owner was charged Monday with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy whom he allegedly chased from the store and shot in the back, the sheriff said. Rick Chow thought the teen had shoplifted four bottles of water Sunday night from his Xpress Mart Shell station in Columbia. But Cyrus Carmack-Belton put the bottles back in the cooler and was off the store's property running away when he killed, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said. A gun was found near the teen's body and Chow's son, who also was involved in the chase, told his father Carmack-Belton was armed after the teen fell as he ran, but the sheriff said there was no evidence the boy ever pointed the weapon at Chow or his son. Chow, who had a concealed weapons permit, was charged after an autopsy showed the teen...

Jamaal Bowman says Congress is 'broken' after spat with Thomas Massie over Nashville shooting

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., addressed his spat with Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., further on Thursday, saying that "the country should be yelling and screaming" like him. Rep. Jamaal Bowman expanded Thursday on his prior outburst against Rep. Thomas Massie over gun violence, arguing more Americans "should be yelling and screaming" following the mass shooting in Nashville. Bowman, who was a middle school principal prior to his election to Congress in 2020, argued the "broken" institution of Congress has failed to provide a remedy for the "sick society" that allows gun violence to occur regularly. "We're a sick society," Bowman told reporters outside the Capitol. "We're the only developed nation where this happens, and we're sick because this institution (Congress) has been broken for so long." "The whole country should be yelling and screaming and marching on these steps to make sure we pass legislation to do ...