US Man Who Shot 16-Year-Old Teenager Ralph Yarl, Revealed, Charged

An 84-year-old man, Andrew Lester has been charged with the shooting of a teenager, Ralph Yarl, for ringing the wrong doorbell while picking up his younger siblings in Kansas City, Missouri, the United States.

Lester, who is white, has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, prosecutors said.

According to BBC, Lester allegedly shot the 16-year-old Karl, who is black, once in the head and once in the arm last Thursday night, but the boy survived.

A prosecutor said there was a “racial component” to the shooting.

Lester has not been charged with a hate crime, and charging documents do not describe the alleged racial bias.

At a press conference on Monday, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said, “My message to the community is that, in Clay County, we enforce the laws and we follow the laws.

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“That doesn’t matter where you come from, what you look like or how much money you have.”

Police initially detained Lester for questioning and let him go, sparking protests throughout the city on Sunday.

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On Monday, protesters gathered outside the suspect’s home chanting “Black lives are under attack” and “Stand up, fight back”, as some reports said Lester’s home has also reportedly been vandalised.

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