Ralph Paul Yarl was picking up his two siblings. He went to the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri. The White man who opened the door did not see a lost 16-year-old boy. He saw a threat. Shot Ralph, twice. Once in the head to kill him. Somehow Ralph survived. 1/ pic.twitter.com/TWXTCUUkBO
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) April 17, 2023
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This black teen boy went to pick up his sibling but accidentally went to the wrong house, the owner of the home shot the kid in the head, then shot him again once he was down.
— 🥀_Imposter_🥀 (@Imposter_Edits) April 15, 2023
The neighbors won’t speak, they “take care of each other” pic.twitter.com/jEc0CUTdUa
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16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot twice for ringing the doorbell of a wrong house while trying to pick his sibling up.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) April 17, 2023
He and his family deserve justice. pic.twitter.com/WomIG1QpjW
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Name: Ralph Yarl
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 17, 2023
Age: 16
Race: Black
Location: Missouri
Year: 2023
Action: Rang wrong doorbell
Result: Shot by white man in home
Name: Renisha McBride
Age: 19
Race: Black
Location: Michigan
Year: 2013
Action: Knocked on a door
Result: Shot and killed by white man in home pic.twitter.com/UBFfvOimLK
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His name is #RalphYarl and I’m sick and tired of this feeling…my heart completely broke when I learned this precious 16-year-old, who accidentally rang the door of the wrong address in an attempt to pick up his siblings, was shot in the head… (1/3) pic.twitter.com/4VaZo7EFVE
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) April 17, 2023
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Ralph Yarl has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home in Kansas City, his father says
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 17, 2023
“He continues to improve. He’s responsive and he’s making good progress.”https://t.co/3HvlCfZg8W
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Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson has filed two criminal charges against 85-year-old Andrew Lester who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl after Yarl mistakenly rang Lester’s doorbell in Kansas City, Missouri.
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 17, 2023
🎥 @kmbc pic.twitter.com/xE3AquQD9S
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Andrew Lester, an 85-year-old white man, has been charged with armed assault after shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl https://t.co/0Rj3XNPZTr
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 17, 2023