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‘A license to kill’: Missouri self-defense laws criticized in wake of Ralph Yarl shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri state Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern has been sounding the alarm for years over the state’s loose gun laws and in February introduced a bill limiting the scope of Missouri’s “stand your ground” law. The bill went nowhere.

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First Thing: West prepares for Putin to use ‘whatever tools he’s got left’ in Ukraine

Officials braced for nuclear threats and cyber-attacks as part of Russian response to predicted counteroffensive. Plus, what’s behind the disgusting food of TikTok?

The Guardian - UK

Halle Berry and Viola Davis voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Amy Schumer, and Chrissy Teigen have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

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What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, protesters, celebrities and civil rights figures are demanding justice. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl: Man, 84, charged over shooting of Black teenager turns himself in to police

Andrew Lester surrendered to police in Kansas City on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Homeowner, 84, charged after Ralph Yarl, 16, shot in head while ringing wrong doorbell

Andrew Lester, 84, has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he allegedly shot a black teenager who mistakenly knocked on his door

Daily Mirror

Biden invites Ralph Yarl, Black teenager shot after knocking on wrong door, to visit Oval Office

‘No parent should have to worry that their kid will be shot after ringing the wrong doorbell. We’ve got to keep up the fight against gun violence’

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Ralph Yarl shooting - update: Suspect Andrew Lester released from jail again less than two hours after arrest

Lester, 84, claims he was ‘scared to death’ when he shot Black teen ringing his doorbell

The Independent UK

White homeowner charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl in Kansas City

An 84-year-old white man has been charged with first-degree assault in the shooting of a 16-year-old who went to the wrong address to pick up his brothers.

Chicago Sun-Times

White man charged in shooting of Black teen who knocked on door

An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man's home to pick up his younger brothers.

France 24

White Kansas City man, 84, charged for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

Prosecutors charged an 84-year-old white Kansas City man with two felonies on Monday in the shooting of a Black teenager who was wounded after walking up to the wrong house when going to pick up his younger twin brothers.

Reuters

Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

Suspect is 85 years old and prosecutors say they believe there was a ‘racial’ element to the shooting

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl shooting: Prosecutors charge white homeowner Andrew Lester, 84, with attacking Black teenager

Suspect was arrested immediately after the shooting, but released after less than two hours

The Independent UK

84-year-old charged with felonies 4 days after shooting of Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 84-year-old man has been charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced late Monday afternoon.

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After days of outrage over the shooting of a Black teen, officials charge the gunman

Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old high school junior, was shot by a white homeowner after he went to the wrong address to pick up his brothers. The shooter was charged on Monday after criticism over delays.

Marie Claire

What we know so far about the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl

Trigger warning: This article contains themes of violence.

The Independent UK

Missouri man accused of confining woman faces new charges

A Missouri man already accused of keeping a woman hidden in the basement of his home while repeatedly sexually abusing her is facing new charges

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