Man charged in shooting of Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl

AP An 84-year-old man in Kansas City Missouri has been charged with first-degree assault for shooting a teen who mistakenly went to the man s home to pick up his younger brothers Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference Monday that there was a racial component when Andrew Lester who is white twice shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl who is Black but nothing in the charging documents says the shooting was racially motivated Yarl is recovering from the Thursday night shooting at home after being released from the hospital The shooting outraged many in Kansas City and across the country The assault charge carries a penalty of up to life in prison

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