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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Homeowner, 84, charged after Ralph Yarl, 16, shot in head while ringing wrong doorbell

An 84-year-old white man has been charged after he allegedly shot a black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell.

Andrew Lester has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action following the incident in Kansas City, Missouri, which has drawn condemnation from President Joe Biden and various civil rights groups.

Ralph Yarl, 16, is understood to have turned up to pick up his two younger brothers when he approached the wrong house at roughly 10pm on Thursday night.

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