The Only Person at the Scene Who Mentioned a Gun Was Rick Chow's Son | Pt 9

A fire chief with no stake in this case was asked a simple question: did anyone at the scene say the boy had a gun? His answer points to one person. Two witnesses share this session, and together they tell you where the gun claim comes from and how closely this store was watched. If you are new to the case: this is the Rick Chow Murder Trial in Columbia, South Carolina. Rick Chow, a gas station owner, chased 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton from his store after accusing him of stealing water he never took, then shot him in the back. The defense says Chow fired to protect his son, who claimed the fleeing boy had a gun. First up is Columbia Fire battalion chief Gregory Walker, a neutral first responder with no side to take. Walker tells the state that no one at the scene reported the boy pointing a gun, or even carrying one. Then on cross the defense gets the other half: the one person who did mention a gun was Chow's own son, Andy. After Walker, investigator Brian Metz shows the jury something no other channel is covering. A convenience store wired with 39 cameras and facial recognition. The entire self-defense theory rests on what Andy said he saw. Walker is the witness who shows the jury that claim has a single source. --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00 to 2:48 - Battalion chief Gregory Walker arrives at a chaotic scene and starts gathering what happened from the people standing around. 2:48 to 3:45 - The question that matters. Walker tells the state no one at the scene said the boy pointed a gun, or even carried one. 3:45 to 4:53 - The other half. The man Walker spoke to was Chow's son, and on cross the defense gets Walker to confirm the son said he told his father the boy had a gun. The whole claim has one source. 6:01 to 12:00 - Investigator Brian Metz takes the stand and explains how he collected the store's surveillance system two days after the shooting. 17:34 to 24:11 - Metz walks through what was on it. Video registered to Rick Chow, recorders he could only open with passwords that came through the Chow family's attorneys, and a system running dozens of cameras. 26:42 to 30:29 - The detail that stops you. Metz describes a level of storage and surveillance he says he has never seen in any store, hardware running thousands of dollars. 33:20 to 36:16 - The store's facial recognition boxes Cyrus's face on clear color video inside the store. Thirty-nine cameras, all watching. --- READ THE FULL ANALYSIS The Full Background on the Rick Chow Murder Trial - justiceisaprocess.com/sc-v-chow-case-background COMPLETE CASE COVERAGE justiceisaprocess.com SUBSCRIBE for daily trial coverage and hit the notification bell so you never miss testimony. JOIN to unlock the Case Notebook powered by NotebookLM, where you can chat with the evidence, ask questions about testimony, and go deeper than any comment section allows. PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://www.justiceisaprocess.com/cov... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • SC v. Rick Chow — Full Trial Live Broadcasts   No Breaks Edition:    • SC v. Rick Chow — No Breaks Edition   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • SC v. Rick Chow — Trial Podcast   Key Moments and Testimony:    • SC v. Rick Chow — Key Moments & Testimony   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #RickChowTrial #CyrusCarmackBelton