Protests have erupted in Kansas City after a Black teenager, Ralph Yarl, was shot by a white homeowner for ringing the wrong doorbell
Protestors march in Kansas City, Mo., on April 16, 2023, to bring attention to the shooting of Ralph Yarl, 16, who was shot when he went to the wrong house to pick up his brothers on April 13.The shooter—who has not yet been identified—was taken into custody and placed on 24-hour hold while investigations are carried out, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said in a news conference Sunday.“The information that we have now, it does not say that that is racially motivated.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas reiterated that there will be a thorough investigation by the prosecutor’s office. “As a parent, I certainly feel for the mother of the victim and others in the family. My heart goes out to them,” Lucas said. According to Spoonmore’s funding page, Yarl plays multiple instruments in the metropolitan youth orchestra and is a 2022 Missouri scholar academy alumni. His goal is to one day attend Texas A&M University to study chemical engineering.
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