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Tributes paid to paramedic stabbed to death during ambulance ride to hospital

The victim, 29-year-old Graham Hoffman, was a three-year veteran of the Kansas City Fire Department

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One woman escaped a 'dungeon’ beneath a Missouri home, another was killed. Here's a look at the case

A Missouri man is facing trial on kidnapping and sexual assault charges after a woman said she escaped weeks in his captivity

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Suspect who kept woman locked in basement ‘dungeon’ is now accused of murder after body found in a barrel

Kayakers found a blue, 30-gallon barrel with a skeleton inside while camping off the Missouri River in Saline County

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Missouri man, 19, called in hoax bomb threat to Ford assembly plant ‘so his friend didn’t have to go to work’

Zachariah Peterson has been charged with making terroristic threats, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office

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Lawyer cites 84-year-old’s health concerns amid push to seal Ralph Yarl shooting case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The defense attorney representing Andrew Lester, the Kansas City resident charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl on his doorstep in April, asked a Clay County judge to grant a protective order Monday as the 84-year-old continues to face harassment and fears for his well-being.

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Why wasn’t man accused of shooting black teen charged with a hate crime? Experts point to gap in Missouri law

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In explaining his decision not to file a hate crime charge against the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said Monday he did not want to risk double jeopardy.

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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

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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

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

Homeowner accused of shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty

The case is among three in recent days involving young people who were shot

Evening Standard

US man charged with shooting Black teen pleads not guilty

Andrew Lester, 84, faces first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges for shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl.

Al Jazeera

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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.

Evening Standard

Ralph Yarl: Man charged over shooting of Black teenager who rang doorbell turns himself in to police

Andrew Lester, 84, surrendered to police in Kansas City on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl’s mother reveals horror injuries as Black teen had bullet lodged in head for 12 hours

Ralph Yarl had a bullet in his head for 12 hours after Andrew Lester shot him twice through a glass screen door

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Ralph Yarl's mom: 'Buckets of tear,' but he's coping well

The mother of Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager shot when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, home to pick up his younger brothers, says her son is crying “buckets of tears” as he comes to grips with what happened to him

Al Jazeera

Suspect surrenders after outrage in US shooting of Ralph Yarl

Lawyers for Yarl are demanding to know why gunman was initially released after Thursday’s shooting in Missouri.

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl’s mom says teen can’t stop crying after shooting: ‘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

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