Ralph Yarl: 3.3 million donations for shot teenager – shooter pleads not guilty

2023-04-20 20:53:59

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84-year-old pleads not guilty – record donation for shot teenager

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The suspected shooter (centre) who is said to have shot a 16-year-old in Missouri in the head has pleaded not guilty

What: REUTERS

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First court date for the 84-year-old who shot a teenager in the head in Missouri after he accidentally rang the bell. Andrew L. maintains his innocence. The solidarity with the 16-year-old is huge.

Dhe homeowner accused of shooting a black Missouri youth in the head has pleaded not guilty in court. Andrew L., 84, made his first appearance in the courtroom in the city of Liberty on Wednesday, US media reported.

He is accused, among other things, of aggravated assault, which in Missouri can be punished with life imprisonment. The prosecutor had said before the court hearing that there was a “racist component” to the incident. L., a former aviation technician, is white. At the same time, he emphasized that the indictment documents did not state that the shots were racially motivated.

The mugshot of Andrew L.

What: AFP

The incident happened in Kansas City last Thursday. The family of the youth, named Ralph Yarl, said he was due to drive his younger siblings to pick up his younger siblings from a friend’s house at around 10 p.m. but accidentally rang the wrong doorbell. According to prosecutors, the homeowner then shot the boy, hitting him in the head and arm.

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The 16-year-old underwent surgery but has since been released from the hospital. Doctors expected a full recovery, the father told the New York Times.

The family’s attorney posted a picture with the youth on Wednesday. The fact that the bullet in his head didn’t do even more damage is a real miracle, he wrote on the social media platform. According to US media reports, an online fundraiser for the child is currently at a record sum of over three million dollars.

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US President Joe Biden invited the boy to visit the White House on Tuesday evening (local time). “See you in the Oval (office) when you’re better,” Biden wrote on Twitter. The fight against gun violence in the US must continue, he added. Biden has long advocated tougher gun laws, but Republicans in Congress have resisted.