Andrew Lester is the old man who deliberately shot Ralph Yarl after he rang the wrong doorbell.
An African-American teenager's mistake was using the wrong doorbell to receiving criminal gunshot wounds, including one to the head; stopped his Academic and personal advancement at age 16. Ralph Yarl was attacked on his porch by an adult over 85 years of age.
Although Andrew Lester was released over the weekend, this Monday, April 17, was charged with first-degree assault and misdemeanor with a firearm. The Bail for the elderly man was set at $200,000.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said the boy was shot. Because he was black. "Pretending that race is not part of this whole situation. It would be like burying your head in the sand," he said.
"He went to the doorbell and would have to wait outside for his brothers, get on the doorbell. vehicle and go home," said Cle Nagbe, Ralph's mother.
Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson just charged Andrew Lester the shooter of Ralph Yarl with two counts
— Attorney Natasha Scruggs (@NatashaMScruggs) April 17, 2023
1. Assault in the first degree (Class A) 25- life
2.Armed criminal action
Zach said there was a racial component to the case. pic.twitter.com/jWU7Ks7VKY
"While he was there, his brothers didn't come out, but they shot him twice in the body instead of a bunch of twins waiting for me to hug him," he added.
Currently, the 16-year-old victim has been discharged and is recovering. of him in his house.
Students at Staley High School in Kansas City, Missouri, walked out of class on Tuesday to march for Ralph Yarl, their Black classmate who was shot twice on Thursday by an 84-year-old white man after going to the wrong address to pick up his brothers. https://t.co/JSMRtJbEVF pic.twitter.com/3yYAswArV6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 18, 2023
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