shooting a black teenager, raf ralph yarl, mistakenly rang hi doorbell, turned himself in. as ralph yarl s classmates walked out of school to show their support. here s maggie vests but with more police say the white home owner accused of shooting black missouri teen who rang his doorbell now out on bail after turning himself into police we are satisfied with the charges that are brought, as charges. obviously we want to see i through to an appropriat conviction and appropriate sentencing 84 year old andrew lester faces the possibility of lif in prison charged with armed assault and for shooting 1 your old ralph yarl in the hea and arm after ralph yarl hoping to pick up his younge brother s thursday accidentally went to the wrong home ralph says he was sho through the screen door at point-blank range and went t the ground he was shot a secon time new details on th homeowners possible defense, per a probable cause statement andrew lester tellin detectives he was in bed thursda
me, the homeowner telling police that ralph carol came up to his front porch. he rang the doorbell. but ralph had made a mistake. this home is located 115th street, the home he was supposed to go to is one block away right there 115th terrorists. according to the probable cause statement, lester told investigators he was in bed when he heard the doorbell ring , then picked up his gun. before responding to answer the door, he said after opening the main door, he saw a black male, approximately six ft. tall and he believed someone was attempting to break into the house and shot twice within a few seconds of opening the main door. he also told investigators that no words were exchanged and is quoted as saying he was scared to death by the teenagers size and by his inability to defend himself. he had to face an ugly reality here in the states that the color of his skin is often seen as a threat in and of itself, according to prosecutors, there is no evidence ever crossed the threshold into
probable cause statement, lester told investigators he was in bed when he heard the doorbell ring, then picked up his gun before responding to answer the door, he said after opening the main door, he saw a black male, approximately six ft. tall and he believed someone was attempting to break into the house and shot twice within a few seconds of opening the main door. he also told investigators that no words were exchanged and is quoted as saying he was scared to death by the teenagers size and by his inability to defend himself. he had to face an ugly reality here in the states that the color of his skin is often seen as a threat in and of itself, according to prosecutors, there is no evidence ever crossed the threshold into lester s home. you just cannot wrap your head around it from being shop for doing absolutely nothing wrong, told investigators he fell to the ground after being shot in the head and was then shot in the arm. he said. the man who shot him said don t come around here
there was a racial component. to the case. it was on april 13th when 16 year old ralph jarl intended to pick up his younger siblings and rang the doorbell at 115th street instead of 115th terrace, one block difference with major consequences. it s still even today. is complete shock. that anybody would do that, according to a probable cause statement, lester told investigators he was scared to death by arles size and his inability to defend himself at age 84. he also told investigators he was in bed when he heard his doorbell ring and grabbed a handgun before answering the door. he stated he believed someone was attempting to break into the house and shot twice during exterior storm door within a few seconds of opening the main door, police detective writes in the court document. the fact that you opened a door. and then shoot the person on the other side. and it s a kid in an interview with a detective on friday, charles said he pressed
charged with the class a felony assault in the first degree dependent, is charged with armed criminal action, two felony counts filed after a black teenager is shot and seriously wounded in kansas city, missouri , i can tell you there was a racial component. the case. it was on april 13th when 16 year old ralph charles intended to pick up his younger siblings and rang the doorbell at 115th street instead of 115th terrace , one block difference with major consequences. it s still even today. is complete shock. that anybody would do that, according to a probable cause statement, lester told investigators he was scared to death by arles size and his inability to defend himself at age 84. he also told investigators he was in bed when he heard his doorbell ring and grabbed a handgun before answering the door. he stated he believed someone was attempting to break into the house and shot twice during exterior storm door within a few seconds of opening