Homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl heading to court
Yarl was shot at point-blank range in the head butSome civil rights leaders have urged prosecutors to charge Lester with
Yarl, an honors student and all-state band member, mistakenly went to 115th Street — a block away from where he meant to be. When he rang the bell, Lester came to the door and used a .32 caliber Smith and Wesson 1888 revolver to shoot Yarl in the forehead, then in the right forearm. Yarl ran to multiple homes asking for help before finding someone who would call the police, according to court documents.
Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who had remained silent on the shooting until Wednesday, accused Biden of politicizing it.
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