Key takeaways:
- A 16-year-old high school junior was shot and wounded by a homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell.
- The incident has sparked outrage in the community, with civil rights attorneys calling for a full investigation into the shooting.
- The Kansas City Police Department is currently investigating the incident and has asked anyone with information to contact them.
A 16-year-old high school junior was shot and wounded by a homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell, police said Sunday.
The teen, identified as Ralph Yarl, was said to be stable at a hospital after he was shot just before 10 p.m. Thursday, according to police and civil rights attorneys S. Lee Merritt and […], who have been hired by the family.
Police learned that Yarl’s parents had asked him to pick up his siblings at an address on 115th Terrace, but he accidentally went to a home on 115th Street, where he was shot.
The incident has sparked outrage in the community, with Merritt and […] calling for a full investigation into the shooting. The lawyers also urged the public to “refrain from speculation and allow the investigation to be conducted in a fair and impartial manner.”
The Kansas City Police Department is currently investigating the incident and has asked anyone with information to contact them.
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