A White man in Kansas City is accused of shooting a Black teenager who rang his doorbell by mistake, renewing attention on Missouri’s self-defense laws after the man, Andrew Lester, 84, said he shot Ralph Yarl, 16, because he feared for his safety.
Lester has since been charged with two felonies and said he was “scared to death” when the teen showed up at his front door. Yarl, who has been described by a family friend as quiet and respectful, was trying to pick up his siblings from a friend’s house and went to the wrong address. The shooting, which the prosecutor acknowledged had a racial component, has sparked protests calling for strong action against Lester.
Self-defense laws known as “stand your ground” statutes and “castle doctrine” — are part of many of states’ legal frameworks and have increasingly been part of the debate over gun violence. Here’s what you need to know.
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White man charged with shooting of Ralph Yarl at front doorAn 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen that approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his younger brothers has been charged with first-degree assault
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Man Charged in Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen Ralph YarlAndrew Lester, an 85-year-old white man, has been charged with armed assault after shooting the teen when he went to the wrong house
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Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph YarlAn 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen that approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his siblings has been charged with first-degree assault.
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Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph YarlAn 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers
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Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph YarlAn 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man's home to pick up his younger brothers.
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Biden speaks to Ralph Yarl — black teen shot on stoop of wrong houseBiden talked to 16-year-old Ralph Yarl and his family on the phone and “offered his prayers for Ralph’s health and justice,” the boy’s lawyers said.
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