Ralph Yarl is one of America's newest millionaires, he's going to be fine too.

Ralph Yarl was shot on the doorstep of an 84 year old man's home on the night of April 13, 2023 after Yarl mistakenly went to the wrong address to pick up his brothers, here's how the AP reported the unfortunate incident.

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. (Susan Pfannmuller/The Kansas City Star via AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —

An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers.

Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference that there was a “racial component” Thursday night when Andrew Lester twice shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is recovering at home after being released from the hospital. But nothing in the charging documents says the shooting was racially motivated, Thompson clarified. “We understand how frustrating this has been but I can assure you the criminal justice system is working and will continue to work,” Thompson said.

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The shooting outraged many in Kansas City and across the country. Civic and political leaders — including President Joe Biden — demanded justice. Some, including lawyers for Yarl, pressed the racial dimension of the case.

Yarl, an honor student and all-state band member, was supposed to pick up his two younger brothers when he approached the wrong house at roughly 10 p.m. Lester came to the door and shot Yarl in the forehead — then shot him again, in the right forearm.

No words were exchanged before the shooting, the probable cause statement said. But afterward, as Yarl got up to run, he heard Lester yell, “Don’t come around here,” the statement said. Yarl ran to “multiple” homes asking for help before finding someone who would call the police, the statement said. Rev.

Vernon Howard, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City, called the shooting a “heinous and hate-filled crime.” Vice President Kamala Harris wrote on Twitter that “No child should ever live in fear of being shot for ringing the wrong doorbell.” The Missouri Senate held a moment of silence for Yarl on Monday.

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The civil rights attorneys for Yarl’s family, Ben Crump and Lee Merritt, said in a statement that Biden called Yarl’s family and offered “prayers for Ralph’s health and for justice.” “Gun violence against unarmed Black individuals must stop,” the lawyers’ statement read. “Our children should feel safe, not as though they are being hunted.” Yarl’s supporters plan to hold a rally Tuesday evening in Kansas City.

The assault charge carries a penalty of up to life in prison. Lester also was charged with armed criminal action, which has a penalty range of three to 15 years in prison. Lester was not charged with a hate crime. Thompson said Missouri’s statute is considered a lesser felony than first-degree assault, and carries a less severe penalty.

Missouri is among roughly 30 states with “Stand Your Ground” laws, which allow for the use of deadly force in self-defense, but the prosecutor determined the shooting was not in self defense.

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So you can see how the AP took great efforts to taint their reporting of the shooting as a hate crime yet there is no evidence of this being a hate crime.....just an old man, a young boy, and an unfortunate incident where a young boy mistakenly goes to the wrong house to pick up his siblings.

What most of you don't know was during that same week two teenagers were killed in the KC metro at an apartment complex....here's the local news brevity.

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OLATHE, Kan. — Olathe police identified two teenagers as the victims in a double homicide Saturday evening. Jessica Hicks, 19, of Olathe, and Monterrio Spenser Jr., 18, of Kansas City, Missouri, were shot and killed around 4:45 p.m. at an apartment complex in the area of North Rogers Road and West 126th Street.

The investigation also included a nearby salon in the area of North Rogers and South Strang Line roads, where a vehicle possibly connected with the shooting was found. The Olathe Police Department said there was no ongoing threat to the public and that investigators had been in contact with persons of interest in the homicides.

Police encourage anyone with information to contact the department at 913-971-6363 or the anonymous Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

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I'm sure you can guess the ethnicity of the people involved in this^^^ incident and come to your own conclusion as to why there isn't any mention of their capitalized ethnicity.


BTW, young Yarl has been the lead news story on every KCMO news outlet the past 7 days and it's been reported Yarl was treated and released from a local hospital earlier this week and is doing very well. It also being reported Yarl has collected nearly $3 million in GoFundMe contributions.

I'm very happy this young man is going to make a full recovery, I'm fine with his new found wealth, I'm glad he will suffer from no long term physical injuries.....I'm just sick and tired of the race hustlers and political opportunists circling like vulture waiting for these types of unfortunate incidents while thousands of other young Americans die of random acts of gun violence along with fentanyl poisoning and none of these race hustlers or political opportunists give a damn.