An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, has been charged with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers.
Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old who was shot and wounded by a homeowner after mistakenly going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, holds a bass clarinet in this picture obtained from social media.An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged on Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers.
The shooting outraged many in Kansas City and across the country. Civic and political leaders — including— demanded justice. Some, including lawyers for Yarl, pressed the racial dimension of the case. Rev. Vernon Howard, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City, called the shooting a “heinous and hate-filled crime.” Vice President
Missouri is among roughly 30 states with “Stand Your Ground” laws, which allow for the use of deadly force in self-defence, but the prosecutor determined the shooting was not in self defence.Lester told police that he lives alone and had just gone to bed when he heard his doorbell, according to the probable cause statement. He said he picked up his gun and went to the door, where he saw a Black male pulling on the exterior storm door handle and thought someone was breaking in.
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