An Kansas City man was charged Monday for shooting through his front door twice at a Black teen, striking the victim twice, a prosecutor announced.
Charges were filed Monday against an elderlywho shot through his front glass door at a Black teen last week, striking the victim twice, Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced.
Yarl was released from the hospital Sunday and is recovering at home from gunshot wounds to his head and arm. "We understand how frustrating this has been, but I can assure you that Yarl's aunt, Faith Spoonmore, wrote in a GoFundMe that her nephew was picking up his younger brothers at a friend's house last Thursday evening and accidentally went to the wrong home one block away because he didn't have his phone.
There's no indication that Lester and Yarl exchanged any words, and no one else witnessed the shooting, the prosecutor said. Lester was not in custody as of Monday evening,
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