Elderly man arrested for shooting Missouri teen who rang wrong doorbell.
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The whereabouts of Andrew D. Lester, the man charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, in Kansas City, Mo., remained unknown to the authorities on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action. Mr. Lester, 84, is charged with shooting Ralph twice on Thursday night after the teenager stood on Mr. Lester’s front porch, having arrived at the wrong address to pick up his siblings. The prosecutor, Zachary Thompson, said “there was a racial component to the case,” but declined to elaborate.
- What We Know About the Ralph Yarl Shooting in Kansas City The New York Times
- Ralph Yarl: 85-year-old man arrested in shooting of Missouri teen FOX 11 Los Angeles
- 'I want justice to look the same': The aunt of a Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell and was shot by a White homeowner reacts to charges CNN
- Fundraiser for Ralph Yarl’s medical expenses has raised more than $2.6 million Kansas City Star
- Black teen was shot above left eye and in arm after going to wrong door, mom says CBS Mornings
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