Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot while trying to pick up his younger twin brothers from a friend's house, police say.
Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot in the head after he accidentally went to a home on the wrong street to pick up his siblings, his family said.The investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, includes questions about whether it was racially motivated, authorities in Kansas City said.
Officials would not confirm the number of times the homeowner shot the victim or where his injuries were. Police initially said Yarl was stable but had a life-threatening injury. His current condition has not been released, other than that he is stable. Yarl was meant to pick up his brothers from a friend's house on 115th Terrace. He ended up ringing the doorbell at a home on 115th Street, Faith Spoonmore, the teen's aunt, wrote online.
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