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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

The Independent UK

Man accused of shooting KC teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Lester, the white homeowner who is accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black Kansas City teenager last week, appeared in Clay County court Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Common mistakes, uncommon reactions in 3 separate shootings

In the span of six days, four young people across the U.S. have been shot — one fatally — for making one of the most ordinary mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place

The Independent UK

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Calls grow for man who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl to be charged with hate crime

Homeowner, 84, already faces two felonies for shooting Black teen who knocked on wrong door to pick up siblings

The Guardian - US

Kansas City woman recalls helping Ralph Yarl after teen shot: ‘A brave young man’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The night prosecutors say Black Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl was shot by white homeowner Andrew Lester, 84, Jodi was watching TV. Then, she heard banging at her front door, her handle rattling and a voice crying out, “I need help.”

Tribune News Service

Ralph Yarl making stunning recovery, family lawyer says

The attorney for Ralph Yarl's family says the Black teenager was shot by a white homeowner at point-blank range in the head but miraculously survived the bullet to his skull

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

The Independent UK

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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

First Thing: Fox and Dominion settle for $787m election defamation lawsuit

Voting equipment firm was seeking $1.6bn. Plus, mother of Black teenager shot after going to wrong address speaks

The Guardian - UK

Ralph Yarl’s mom says he’s ‘replaying the situation over and over’

Cleo Nagbe revealed that the bullet was lodged in Ralph’s head for a staggering 12 hours after Andrew Lester, 84, shot him twice

The Independent UK

Why are Americans being shot for knocking on the wrong door?

It’s hard to imagine someone being shot for knocking on a stranger’s door in Finland, Spain or Canada

The Guardian - US

Ralph Yarl - live: Andrew Lester pleads not guilty in court as shooting investigated as a hate crime

GoFundMe to help Ralph Yarl with medical costs has now topped $3.1m after he was shot by 84-year-old Andrew Lester

The Independent UK

Andrew Lester’s grandson says Ralph Yarl shooting is ‘just crazy’

Black teen Ralph Yarl, an honors student and all-state band member, was supposed to have gone to 115th Terrace in Kansas City, Missouri to pick up his twin brothers when a mix-up occurred

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, protesters, celebrities and civil rights figures are demanding justice. Rachel Sharp reports

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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

Ralph Yarl shooting: Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ shooting?

A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City

The Independent UK

Kaylin Gillis: What we know about shooting death of New York woman after she got the wrong driveway

Kaylin Gillis was going to spend Saturday night with friends. Instead she was shot and killed all for going to the wrong address, reports Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl shooting – live: Andrew Lester’s family breaks silence as 84-year-old to appear in court today

GoFundMe to help Ralph Yarl with medical costs has now topped $3.1m after he was shot by 84-year-old Andrew Lester

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The Independent UK

Thousands of children walk out on school in support of Ralph Yarl

‘I was out here to support my friend Ralph through this time he is going through today’

The Independent UK

What to know about shooting of Black teen after home mix-up

Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot twice, in the head and arm, after going to the wrong address in Kansas City, Missouri, to pick up his younger brothers

The Guardian - US

‘Stand your ground’: the US laws linked to rising deaths and racist violence

The shooting of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell, revives concerns about expanding self-defense laws

The Independent UK

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 reports

Tribune News Service

Ralph Yarl fundraiser hits $3 million, jumping $400k in a day to help pay medical expenses

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.

The Independent UK

US senators denounce shooting of Ralph Yarl, Black teenager who knocked on wrong door

‘I hope that they’ll prosecute this thing and that there’ll be justice,’ the Missouri Republican tells The Independent

Chicago Sun-Times

Teen shooting victim Ralph Yarl sheds ‘buckets of tears’; gunman in custody

Andrew Lester, 84, surrendered in Kansas City, Missouri, a day after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

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