Store Owner's Legal Battle Over Business Records in Murder Case of Black Teen
The store owner in South Carolina who is facing a murder charge for shooting a Black teenager, whom he falsely accused of stealing water, is fighting a search warrant for his business records. The lawyer for the store owner argued that investigators are looking for items they can't legally have and have no business looking at. The prosecutor claims that the search is necessary to find evidence of a pattern of behavior in how the owner dealt with shoplifters. The judge temporarily stopped the execution of the search warrant and will make a ruling next month. The shooting of the teenager has caused anguish and grief in the African American community, and protests have taken place demanding justice.
