Coverage dated April 16, 2023 to April 17, 2023

Kansas City Man Charged for Shooting Black Teen Who Went to the Wrong House to Pick Up Siblings

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case.

NBC 6 South Florida's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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62 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 New York

    Man charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged with armed assault, the Clay County prosecutor said Monday.

  2. La Crosse Tribune

    Man charged in shooting of Black teen who knocked on his door in Kansas City, Missouri (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    La Crosse Tribune's feed description

    The 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged charged with armed assault, the Clay County prosecutor said.

  3. Thv11

    84-year-old white man charged in shooting of Black teen at front door (opens Thv11)

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    Thv11's feed description

    Ralph Yarl, an honor student and all-state band member, was supposed to pick up his younger brothers Thursday night when he approached the wrong house.

  4. KSDK

    85-year-old Kansas City man charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door (opens KSDK)

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    KSDK's feed description

    Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference that Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is recovering at home.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who

  6. My9nj

    Man charged in shooting of Missouri teen trying to pick up siblings (opens My9nj)

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    My9nj's feed description

    An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen that approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his siblings has been charged with first-degree assault.

  7. Forbes

    Man Charged With Shooting Black Kansas City Teen Who Went To Wrong House, Prosecutors Say (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The teen—Ralph Yarl—was released from the hospital Sunday after being shot in the head.

  8. NBC 6 South Florida

    Kansas City Man Charged for Shooting Black Teen Who Went to the Wrong House to Pick Up Siblings (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case.

  9. France 24

    White man charged in shooting of Black teen who knocked on door (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man's home to pick up his younger brothers.

  10. NPR

    White Kansas City man charged with shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Prosecutors in Clay County, Mo., say an 84-year-old Kansas City man is charged with two felonies for shooting Black teenager Ralph Yarl, who knocked on his door after going to the wrong address.

  11. Al Jazeera

    US man charged for shooting Black teen who approached wrong house (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A Kansas City homeowner is accused of shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl after the teen mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    US: Kansas City homeowner charged over shooting Black teen – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A white man shot a 16-year-old who mistakenly went to the man's home to pick up his younger siblings. Prosecutors say there was a "racial component" to the incident, which has drawn nationwide outrage.

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Man charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door in Missouri (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    An 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case

  14. Fox News

    Kansas City man charged for shooting Black teen through his front door: prosecutor (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    An Kansas City man was charged Monday for shooting through his front door twice at a Black teen, striking the victim twice, a prosecutor announced.

  15. Latin Times

    Black Teen Who Went To Wrong House Was Shot By White Kansas City man, 84 (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Andrew Lester was charged with first-degree assault, which could bring a sentence of life in prison, and armed criminal action for shooting Ralph Yarl, 16.

  16. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Shooting of Kansas City teen who went to wrong house puts spotlight on self-defense laws (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    A white man in his 80s was charged Monday for allegedly shooting a Black teen boy twice when he went to the wrong house last Thursday.

  17. Portland Press Herald

    Missouri man charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    An 84-year-old white man has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case.

  18. Anchorage Daily News

    Kansas City homeowner charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Sixteen-year-old Ralph Yarl was supposed to pick up his two younger brothers last week when he approached the wrong house. An 85-year-old white man came to the door and shot the teen twice.

  19. Washington Examiner

    Eighty-year-old white man identified as shooter of black teenager in Kansas City (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    An 80-year-old white man is the accused shooter of Ralph Yarl, a black teenager who was shot in the head after he approached the wrong home when trying to pick up his younger siblings in Kansas City, Missouri.

  20. The Oregonian

    Kansas City man charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case.

  21. Christian Science Monitor

    Kansas City man charged with shooting high schooler at wrong house (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    High school student Ralph Yarl, who is Black, was sent to pick up his younger brothers in a Kansas City neighborhood and went to the wrong address. He was shot by resident Andrew Lester, a white man, who has been charged with first-degree assault.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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