NEW: Prosecutors in Kansas City announce felony charges against man suspected in shooting of Ralph Yarl, teenager who authorities say rang the doorbell at the wrong home while trying to pick up his siblings.
April 17, 2023, 6:27 PMThe Clay County Prosecutor's Office announced that it filed two criminal charges against a suspect in the April 13 shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Missouri.
Andrew Lester was charged with one count of felony assault in the first degree and one count of armed criminal action, also a felony, police said Monday. The 16-year-old Black teenager was shot Thursday night by a homeowner in Kansas City after he accidentally went to the wrong address to pick up his siblings, police said.
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