Nation Feb 19 Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to shooting teenager who rang wrong doorbell has died By Associated Press
Politics Aug 31 Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house Judge Louis Angles ruled Thursday that there was sufficient evidence to bind Andrew Lester over on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting. By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press
Nation May 30 Ralph Yarl walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head Ralph Yarl — a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell — walked at a brain injury awareness event in his first major public appearance since the shooting. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 19 Kansas City homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance. By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press
Nation Apr 19 In Missouri shooting, ‘stand your ground’ law at forefront of case A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City. By David A. Lieb, Associated Press
Apr 18 Watch 8:37 KC man charged in shooting of Black teenager who went to wrong house released on bond By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Gabrielle Hays Two stories of homeowners shooting someone for going to the wrong address have stunned many around the country. Both suspects in these cases are now charged, but that's hardly easing any of the anger and the grief. Communities Correspondent Gabrielle… Continue watching
Apr 18 Shot Black teenager crying ‘buckets of tears,’ 84-year-old in custody By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press As 16-year-old Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot for going to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, the white Kansas City, Missouri, homeowner who shot the Black teenager turned himself in on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 17 Kansas City police investigating shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press Authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, say the investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers includes questions about whether it was racially motivated. Continue reading