The 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged charged with armed assault, the Clay County prosecutor said Monday.
Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot in the head after he accidentally went to a home on the wrong street to pick up his siblings, his family said.An 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged with armed assault, the Clay County prosecutor said Monday.
Yarl was supposed to pick up his two younger brothers last week when he approached the wrong house. Lester came to the door and shot Yarl in the head -- then shot him again. The Missouri Senate held a moment of silence for Yarl on Monday. "We pray for justice," Democratic Sen. Lauren Arthur said. Yarl is a bass clarinetist who earned Missouri All-State Band honorable mention and who plays several instruments in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Kansas City, Spoonmore wrote. A statement from the North Kansas City School District described Yarl as "an excellent student and talented musician."
"Let's be clear: No child should ever live in fear of being shot for ringing the wrong doorbell," Harris tweeted.
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