The Clay County prosecutor has charged an 84-year-old man in the shooting of a Kansas City 16-year-old who went to the wrong address to pick up his siblings last week.
Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced Andrew Lester has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A warrant has been issued for the man’s arrest; his bond has been set at $200,000.
Court documents say Lester fired through a glass door and Yarl did not enter the home, Thompson said Monday.
“As the prosecutor of Clay County, I can tell you there was a racial component,” Thompson said.
The prosecutor said Lester used a .32 revolver, but he did not have any information on if the gun was registered or not.
The news came shortly after the Kansas City Police Department said it has submitted its case file on the shooting of Ralph Yarl to the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office to review for possible charges.
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