Kansas City police have identified the man who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl as Andrew Lester.
Police have identified the suspect accused of shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in Kansas, Missouri, last week as 84-year-old Andrew Lester.
On Monday, Lester was charged with two felony counts in relation to an April 13 incident when Yarl was allegedly shot by the homeowner. Lester is being charged with one count of felony assault in the first degree and one count of armed criminal action. Yarl's family said he went to Lester's house by mistake when he was picking up his younger brothers.
Over the weekend, demonstrators demanding justice for Yarl protested outside of Lester's home, chanting"Black lives matter" and holding signs that read,"Ringing a doorbell is not a crime".show that Lester possesses a hunting license registered in the state of Missouri and that he previously resided in Texas, California, Arizona and Virginia.
A person holds up a Black Lives Matter placard as they attend a"Take The Knee" event outside Southend Victoria Station on May 25, 2021, in Southend-on-Sea, England. Stand Up To Racism and the TUC union federation support anti-racists across Britain to take the knee marking the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd.
However, attorneys representing the Yarl family have said,"It is inescapable not to observe the racial dynamics here."
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