#KansasCity–An 85yo White man #AndrewLester faces charges of felony assault & armed criminal action after having shot a 16yo Black #RalphYarl who rang his doorbell by mistake. Yarl was going to pick up his twin brother from a friend's house but went to the wrong location just a block away. After Yarl rang the doorbell, Lester shot him thru the glass door. The teen was treated for gunshot wounds at the hospital & is now recovering at home.
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/17/1170508845/in-kansas-city-calls-grow-to-charge-the-white-homeowner-who-shot-a-black-teen
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Prosecuting attorney #ZacharyThompson said he was not bringing #hatecrime charges against #AndrewLester, which some have called for, because they're a lower-class felony in Missouri than felony assault, which is a Class A, and he doesn't want to risk double jeopardy in the case. He did say, though, that race played a part in the shooting.

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