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Will Bunch: In frightened, paranoid, gun-crazed America, the real ‘stranger danger’ is to strangers

This is how fast things seem to be devolving in gun-crazed America. It’s been barely a week since we were stunned by the news that Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old honors student who accidentally rang the wrong doorbell at a Kansas City home, was shot in the head by the 84-year-old…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dan Rodricks: Drop the gun, and nobody gets hurt

Roman Welzant, who claimed to have been tormented for years by neighborhood teenagers, shot two of them one winter night in 1980 as they threw snowballs at his house in Eastwood, just over the city line in Baltimore County. Welzant, who was 68 at the time, killed one of the…

Tribune News Service

Ralph Yarl – update: Andrew Lester’s family ‘disgusted’ by shooting as stand your ground laws in spotlight

Ralph Yarl’s recovery continues at home in Kansas City while a GoFundMe to help pay his medical bills has now topped $3.4m

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Ralph Yarl neighbour chokes up remembering moment teen banged on door after being shot

Jodi Rae has spoken out about what happened to Ralph Yarl in Kansas City after he knocked on the wrong door when collecting his twin brothers, describing the trail of blood left across her property as the teen came begging for help

Daily Mirror

Vote for gun regulation like your child’s life depends on it. In America, it does.

Every parent in America must face reality: It could be your child ringing the wrong doorbell next. Or driving down the wrong driveway. Or approaching the wrong car at the grocery store.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man allegedly shoots girl, six, and her parents after ball rolls into his backyard

William White and his daughter Kinsley were seriously hurt during shooting in North Carolina while suspect remains at large

The Guardian - US

Distrust in America: Small mistakes, deep fear — and gunfire

In suburban Detroit, it was a lost 14-year-old looking for directions

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Andrew Lester’s family ‘disgusted’ by shooting: ‘We stand with Ralph Yarl’

Andrew Lester’s grandson claims his grandfather has a history of making ‘racist comments’ and of an interest in ‘QAnon-level conspiracy theories’

The Independent UK

‘Fear and paranoia.’ Grandson says Andrew Lester bought into conspiracies, disinformation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A grandson of the man charged with shooting a Black teen in Kansas City’s Northland last week said he was “appalled” and “disgusted” at his grandfather’s actions and is thankful Ralph Yarl is recovering.

Tribune News Service

Andrew Lester’s ex-wife tells why she ‘isn’t shocked’ by Ralph Yarl shooting: ‘I was always scared of him’

Mary Clayton says she ‘was always scared of’ her former husband Andrew Lester

The Independent UK

Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, and Viola Davis have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $3.2m 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 Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, a Missouri judge has ordered that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Rachel Sharp…

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl rang the wrong doorbell and was shot by Andrew Lester. These key questions remain unanswered

As Ralph Yarl begins a long road to recovery and Andrew Lester faces the possibility of a life sentence on felony charges, Io Dodds explains what we still don’t know about the shooting

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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 and Rachel Sharp report

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Gov. Parson, not President Biden, is who made the Ralph Yarl shooting political

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson should know better. Accusing President Joe Biden of politicizing the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl is rich, after Parson stayed mum about the incident for almost a week.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Helen Ubiñas: In America, our biggest fear is each other

We’ve spent much of the last few years dreading the possibility of coming into close physical contact with one another. And then, preparing ourselves for the moment when we might — with social distancing, masks, vaccines — in order to protect ourselves from harm.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Never-ending line of fire: Wrong-address shootings expose a broken society

Everyone has made the same error at some point: looking for an address and accidentally ending up at the wrong door. The moment of awkwardness is usually forgotten quickly. For 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis, it was her last memory before being gunned down by 65-year-old Kevin Monahan after she and some…

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The Independent UK

Andrew Lester’s grandson reveals history of racist comments and ‘crazy’ Fauci conspiracy

Andrew Lester’s grandson claims his grandfather embraced right-wing conspiracy theories

The Independent UK

Two cheerleaders shot after one gets into wrong car

The incident is the latest in a string of senseless acts of gun violence

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl shooting – update: Andrew Lester’s grandson reveals ‘racist comments and QAnon conspiracies’

Ralph Yarl’s attorney Lee Merritt says shooting is being investigated as a hate crime as Kansas City case is compared to Texas cheerleader and New York driveway shootings

Evening Standard

Homeowner accused of shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty

The case is among three in recent days involving young people who were shot

Tribune News Service

After days of silence, Missouri Gov. Parson accuses Biden of politicizing Yarl shooting

After days of refusing to weigh in on last week’s shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old Kansas City student, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday broke his silence and accused President Joe Biden of politicizing the incident.

Al Jazeera

US man charged with shooting Black teen pleads not guilty

Andrew Lester, 84, faces first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges for shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl.

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl shooting investigated as hate crime as suspect Andrew Lester pleads not guilty

The 84-year-old suspect remains out on bond until next hearing on 1 June

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