As 16\u002Dyear\u002Dold Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot, the white homeowner who shot the Black teenager turned himself in.
No words were exchanged before the shooting, but afterward, as Yarl got up to run, he heard Lester yell, “Don’t come around here,” the statement said.
“I heard somebody screaming, ‘Help, help, I’ve been shot!”‘ Lynch, who is white, told NBC. The father of three ran out and found Yarl covered in blood. Lynch checked his pulse and, when another neighbour came out with towels, helped stem the bleeding until paramedics arrived.Article content Thompson said Monday that there was a “racial component” to the shooting. He did not elaborate. But Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Alexander Higginbotham clarified in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that “there is not a racial element to the legal charges that were filed.”Article content
Higginbotham said the prosecutor’s office policy is to wait for a criminal referral from police. “KCPD submitted their referral to us on Monday afternoon and charges were filed within approximately an hour of the case being referred to us by law enforcement,” he said in an email. Charging Lester with a hate crime would have potentially meant a shorter sentence if he’s convicted, experts said.
Legal experts believe Lester’s lawyers will claim self-defence under Missouri’s “Stand Your Ground” law. The law allows for use of deadly force if a person is in fear for his or her life. Missouri is among roughly 30 states with such statutes.Article content
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