The Latest Breaking News from Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie and Rachel Sharp report

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson should know better. Accusing President Joe Biden of politicizing the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl is rich, after Parson stayed mum about the incident for almost a week.

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The incident is the latest in a string of senseless acts of gun violence

Ralph Yarl’s attorney Lee Merritt says shooting is being investigated as a hate crime as Kansas City case is compared to Texas cheerleader and New York driveway shootings

The case is among three in recent days involving young people who were shot

After days of refusing to weigh in on last week’s shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old Kansas City student, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday broke his silence and accused President Joe Biden of politicizing the incident.

Andrew Lester, 84, faces first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges for shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl.

The 84-year-old suspect remains out on bond until next hearing on 1 June