The GoFundMe page for the 16-year-old boy who was shot in the head for ringing the wrong doorbell in Missouri has raised more than $2.8 million as of Tuesday afternoon.
for ringing the wrong doorbell in Missouri, has raised more than $2.8 million as of Tuesday afternoon.
His aunt, Faith Spoonmore, noted that it is Yarl’s dream to attend Texas A&M University to study chemical engineering after visiting the school last summer.GoFundMe Prosecutor Zachary Thompson added that there was “a racial component” to the case, given that Lester is white and Yarl was black. Earlier on Monday, it was revealed that there were signs warning against solicitors and trespassers at the home where Yarl was shot. and another sign by the side fence states: “This property is protected by surveillance cameras.”The teen never crossed through the door, prosecutors said.shaunking/Instgram
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