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Thousands of children walk out on school in support of Ralph Yarl

‘I was out here to support my friend Ralph through this time he is going through today’

The Independent UK

What to know about shooting of Black teen after home mix-up

Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot twice, in the head and arm, after going to the wrong address in Kansas City, Missouri, to pick up his younger brothers

The Independent UK

‘Stand your ground’: the US laws linked to rising deaths and racist violence

The shooting of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell, revives concerns about expanding self-defense laws

The Guardian - US

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Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie reports

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl fundraiser hits $3 million, jumping $400k in a day to help pay medical expenses

Supporters across the nation raised more than $400,000 in an online fundraiser Tuesday alone — reaching the $3 million mark — to help the family of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen allegedly shot twice by a white man when he rang the wrong doorbell in Kansas City’s Northland last week.

Tribune News Service

US senators denounce shooting of Ralph Yarl, Black teenager who knocked on wrong door

‘I hope that they’ll prosecute this thing and that there’ll be justice,’ the Missouri Republican tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Teen shooting victim Ralph Yarl sheds ‘buckets of tears’; gunman in custody

Andrew Lester, 84, surrendered in Kansas City, Missouri, a day after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

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Can a doorbell ring justify a 'stand your ground' shooting?

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

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl shooting - update: Suspect Andrew Lester released from jail again as GoFundMe for teen tops $3m

Lester, 84, claims he was ‘scared to death’ when he shot Black teen Ralph Yarl ringing his doorbell

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl: Man charged over shooting of Black teenager who rang doorbell turns himself in to police

Andrew Lester, 84, surrendered to police in Kansas City on Tuesday

Evening Standard

2 shootings at mistaken addresses have renewed the focus on 'stand your ground' laws

Stand your ground laws have proliferated in the years since the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the Black teenager killed in 2012. Research shows the laws have led to an increase in firearm homicides.

WEKU

The View on "racial" Ralph Yarl shooting

"Had it had been reversed he would have still been in jail," said host Whoopi Goldberg

Salon

Ralph Yarl shooting suspect Andrew Lester walks free from jail a second time shortly after surrendering

The 84-year-old white homeowner now in custody, says Clay County Sheriff’s Office

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl’s mother reveals horror injuries as Black teen had bullet lodged in head for 12 hours

Ralph Yarl had a bullet in his head for 12 hours after Andrew Lester shot him twice through a glass screen door

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The Independent UK

Where is Andrew Lester? Ralph Yarl shooting suspect still not in custody 18 hours after charges filed

White homeowner charged on Monday with shooting Black teenager in head and hand after he knocked at wrong home

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl's mom: 'Buckets of tear,' but he's coping well

The mother of Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager shot when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, home to pick up his younger brothers, says her son is crying “buckets of tears” as he comes to grips with what happened to him

Al Jazeera

Suspect surrenders after outrage in US shooting of Ralph Yarl

Lawyers for Yarl are demanding to know why gunman was initially released after Thursday’s shooting in Missouri.

Tribune News Service

Kansas City man opened fire ‘within a few seconds’ of seeing Ralph Yarl at door: Charges

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 84-year-old Kansas City man who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl admitted to Kansas City detectives that he opened fire “within a few seconds” of seeing the Black teen on his Northland doorstep, according to charging documents filed in Clay County on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl’s mom says teen can’t stop crying after shooting: ‘He’s replaying the situation over and over’

Cleo Nagbe revealed that the bullet was lodged in Ralph’s head for a staggering 12 hours after Andrew Lester, 84, shot him twice

The Guardian - US

‘Buckets of tears’: mother of Black teen shot after going to wrong address speaks

Cleo Nagbe speaks out after white man charged with Missouri’s equivalent for attempted murder for shooting Ralph Yarl

The Independent UK

Kaylin Gillis: What we know about shooting death of New York woman after she got the wrong driveway

Kaylin Gillis was going to spend Saturday night with friends. Instead she was shot and killed all for going to the wrong address, reports Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $2.8m after Black teen shot in the head by white homeowner

Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: West prepares for Putin to use ‘whatever tools he’s got left’ in Ukraine

Officials braced for nuclear threats and cyber-attacks as part of Russian response to predicted counteroffensive. Plus, what’s behind the disgusting food of TikTok?

The Independent UK

New York homeowner shoots dead woman who went to wrong house – two days after Ralph Yarl shooting

The shooting of Kaylin Gillis is eerily similar to the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl in Kansas City

The Independent UK

Halle Berry and Viola Davis voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Amy Schumer, and Chrissy Teigen have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

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