An elderly man faces life in prison, accused of shooting an unarmed black teenager, who knocked on the wrong door in Kansas City the US. jekearsley 9News MORE:
Protests have erupted on the streets of Kansas after a Black teenager was shot twice after he was sent by his parents to pick up his brothers from a friend's house but went to the wrong address.
There is no indication that either Lester or Ralph spoke to one another before the Thursday evening shooting, he said. "We have been informed by his family that it was a white man who shot their 16-year-old son," Crump said, explaining that he believes the teen was shot because he is Black."If the roles were reversed," he continued, "how much outrage would there be in America?"
Asked whether the shooting may have been racially motivated, the police chief said, "the information that we have now, it does not say that that is racially motivated. That's still an active investigation. But as a chief of police, I do recognise the racial components of this case." "As a parent, I certainly feel for the mother of the victim and others in the family. My heart goes out to them," the mayor added.A crowdfunding page started by Faith Spoonmore, who identified herself as Ralph's aunt, to help the family raise money for medical expenses had garnered more than $2.2 million in donations by Monday afternoon.
"Last summer, Ralph attended Missouri Scholar's Academy, where he got a full college life experience," Spoonmore wrote. "His goal is to attend Texas A&M to major in chemical Engineering. When asked how he plans to get into this university, he said, 'Well, if they have a scholarship for music or academics, I know I can get it.' "
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