Black US teen Ralph Yarl shot by homeowner after ringing wrong doorbell
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Mr Yarl was released from hospital on Sunday and is recovering at home with his family, his father Paul Yarl told"He continues to improve," his father told the paper. "He is responsive and is making good progress." Investigators are looking into whether or not the suspect is protected by the state's Stand-Your-Ground laws, which grant people permission to use deadly force if they feel seriously in danger. Critics say such laws facilitate violence against black people.
"This was not an 'error', this was a hate crime," Mr Yarl's aunt, Faith Spoonmore, told the Kansas City Defender. "You don't shoot a child in the head because he rang your doorbell. The fact that the police said it was an 'error' is why America is the way it is."
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