Yarl shared his story in an interview with Robin Roberts set to air Tuesday.
Ralph Yarl, teen shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house, opens up about recovery in 'GMA' exclusiveRalph Yarl, the teenager who was shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, opened up about the harrowing experience for the first time in an exclusive interview with GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts that is set to air on Tuesday morning.
Yarl was shot in the head and in the right arm on the evening of April 13 by Andrew Lester – a homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, according to police. The teenager, who celebrated his 17th birthday last month, suffered a traumatic brain injury, his family previously told ABC News. "So then I go to the next house across the street. No one answers. And the house to the right of that house, I go there and someone opens the door and tells me to wait for the police," he said.
Lester, who is white, claimed that he saw a "Black male approximately 6 feet tall" pulling on the door handle and "shot twice within a few seconds of opening the door." He said that the Black male ran away and he immediately called 911. "I'm just a kid and not larger than life because this happened to me," he said. "I'm just gonna keep doing all the stuff that makes me happy. And just living my life the best I can, and not let this bother me."
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