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Prosecutor files 2 felony charges against suspect in Ralph Yarl shooting

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The Clay County Prosecutor's Office announced that it filed two criminal charges against a suspect in the April 13 shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Missouri.

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BBC News

Ralph Yarl: Man charged with shooting boy who knocked wrong door

A prosecutor says there was a "racial component" to the white homeowner's shooting of the black teen.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Black Teen Knocks Wrong Door, Gets Shot in US’ Kansas; 85-Yr-Old White Man Charged

White homeowner charged after shooting Black teenager in Kansas City for ringing wrong doorbell

5 months ago·India

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Reuters

White Kansas City man, 84, charged for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

A white homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri was charged with two felonies in the shooting of 16-year-old Black teenager Ralph Yarl who rang the doorbell of the wrong house when he went to pick up his twin brother.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Missouri man charged for shooting Black teen who knocked on his door

An 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Mo., last week has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case.

5 months ago·Canada

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NDTV

Black Teen Shot Twice For Ringing Wrong Doorbell, Man Charged

Prosecutors in the US state of Missouri announced felony charges on Monday against an 85-year-old white man after he allegedly shot and severely wounded a Black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell. Ralph Paul Yarl, 16, was in critical condition after he was shot twice, once in the head, last Thursday night when he rang the doorbell at the wrong house while trying to pick up his twin brothers from a friend's home nearby. Outrage rose over t…

5 months ago·New Delhi, India

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USA Today

Felony charges filed in shooting of black teen

An 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. (April 18)

5 months ago·United States

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