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| What We Know About the Ralph Yarl Shooting in Kansas City | What We Know About the Ralph Yarl Shooting in Kansas City |
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| Andrew D. Lester, the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, in Kansas City, Mo., turned himself in to the authorities on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action. | Andrew D. Lester, the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, in Kansas City, Mo., turned himself in to the authorities on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action. |
| The sheriff’s department in Clay County, Mo., announced early Tuesday afternoon that Mr. Lester, who is white, was in police custody. He was released on bond later in the day. | The sheriff’s department in Clay County, Mo., announced early Tuesday afternoon that Mr. Lester, who is white, was in police custody. He was released on bond later in the day. |
| Mr. Lester, who lives in a quiet neighborhood on the northern edge of Kansas City, is charged with shooting Ralph twice on Thursday night after the teenager stood on Mr. Lester’s front porch, having arrived at the wrong address to pick up his siblings. | Mr. Lester, who lives in a quiet neighborhood on the northern edge of Kansas City, is charged with shooting Ralph twice on Thursday night after the teenager stood on Mr. Lester’s front porch, having arrived at the wrong address to pick up his siblings. |
| The authorities submitted the case to the Clay County prosecuting attorney’s office on Monday. The prosecutor, Zachary Thompson, said “there was a racial component to the case,” but declined to elaborate. | The authorities submitted the case to the Clay County prosecuting attorney’s office on Monday. The prosecutor, Zachary Thompson, said “there was a racial component to the case,” but declined to elaborate. |
| Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about the shooting. | |
| On Thursday evening, Ralph was sent to pick up his twin younger brothers at a friend’s house. He mixed up the address and went to Northeast 115th Street instead of Northeast 115th Terrace, which is one block away. |