The Ralph Yarl Shooting: Legal Proceedings and Political Controversy
TL;DR
Andrew Lester's ex-wife, Mary Clayton, has revealed that she "was always scared of him" during their 14-year marriage, and is not surprised that the white homeowner shot Black teenager Ralph Yarl last week. Lester has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for shooting Ralph, 16, twice through the glass screen door of his home in Kansas City, Missouri, on 13 April when the Black teenager accidentally called at the wrong home to pick up his brothers. The shooting is now being probed by the Justice Department as a hate crime.
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- Ralph Yarl – live: Andrew Lester pleads not guilty in court as shooting investigated as a hate crime The Independent
- Kansas City man charged in Ralph Yarl shooting pleads not guilty FOX4 News Kansas City
- Attorney: Ralph Yarl invited by President Biden to perform at The White House KMBC 9
- Governor Parson, not President Biden, is who made the Ralph Yarl shooting political | Opinion Kansas City Star
- Why are Americans being shot for knocking on the wrong door? The Guardian
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