An 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen who approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his younger brothers has been charged with first-degree assault.
This undated photo provided by Ben Crump Law on Monday, April 17, 2023, shows Ralph Yarl, the teenager shot by a homeowner in Kansas City, Mo. in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his younger brothers has been charged with first-degree assault, the Clay County prosecutor said Monday.
The shooting outraged many in Kansas City and across the country. Civic and political leaders demanded justice and some, including lawyers for Yarl, pressed the racial dimension of the case. Yarl, an honor student and all-state band member, was supposed to pick up his two younger brothers Thursday night when he approached the wrong house. Lester came to the door and shot Yarl in the forehead -- then shot him again, in the right forearm.No words were exchanged before the shooting, the probable cause statement said. But afterward, as Yarl got up to run, he heard Lester yell, “Don’t come around here,” the statement said.
A police officer walks past the house Monday, April 17, 2023, where 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot Thursday when he went to the wrong address to pick up his younger brothers in Kansas City, Mo. Graves said that Yarl’s parents asked him to pick up his brothers at a home on 115th Terrace, but he mistakenly went to 115th Street, the Kansas City Star reported.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is working with Yarl’s family. Crump has represented families in several high-profile case of Black people being shot, including those of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. He questioned why the shooter wasn’t arrested and charged immediately.
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