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.
As of late Tuesday afternoon, a GoFundMe to help pay for the 16-year-old’s medical bills, therapy and college education, among other expenses, has had hit more than $3 million since Yarl’s aunt Faith Spoonmore started the fundraiser on Sunday.
Students in the Staley High School jazz band, of which Yarl is a member, will also host a benefit concert from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the school’s Great Hall. All proceeds from ticket and refreshment sales will go to Yarl’s family or their church.
