Kansas City homeowner charged with shooting black teen

US: “We understand how frustrating this has been, but I can assure you that the criminal justice system is working and will continue to work,” Thompson said.
An 85-year-old white man in Kansas, Missouri, was charged with two felonies on Monday after fatally shooting a black teen who rang his doorbell.
Prosecuting attorney Zachary Thompson told a news conference that there was a “racial component” to Thursday night’s incident in which Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl twice.
Lester was charged with armed criminal action and first-degree assault, which could carry a sentence of up to life in prison if convicted.
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Hate crimes that were not filed carry lesser penalties in Missouri.
Yarl’s parents sent him to pick up his twin younger brothers, but he came to the wrong house.
According to the prosecutor, Lester came to the door, shot Yarl in the head and then shot him in the arm.
Lester was taken into custody last week but released about an hour later. Thompson said an arrest warrant was issued on Monday, but Lester was not yet in custody.
“We understand how frustrating this has been, but I can assure you that the criminal justice system is working and will continue to work,” Thompson said.