Ralph Yarl is opening up about his encounter with Andrew Lester when he accidentally went to the wrong home going to pick up up his siblings.
While speaking with Good Morning America the 17-year-old went in to detail about what happened on the day of April 13th. “I go into the driveway I walk up the steps and ring the doorbell and I see three different cameras with one looking at the driveway and looking on the porch. As far as I know I didn’t know their family at all. I never even see their friends or their parents before so maybe it was their house.” He said.
He went on to explain how things went when Andrew Lester opened the door. “I actually waited a long time. I’m just on the porch. So then I hear the door open and I see this old man so I’m assuming oh this must be like their grandpa and then he pulls out his gun and I’m like woah. So then I back up and he points it at me. So I kind of braced and turned my head. Before that I’m thinking there’s no way he’s actually going to shoot. The door isn’t even open he’s going to shoot through his glass and glass is going to get everywhere then it happened, and I’m on the ground.”
“I fall on the glass, the shattered glass”, and “then before I know it, I’m running away, shouting, ’Help me! Help me!’”
Yarl was bleeding. He said he wondered how it was possible he had been shot in the head. The man he had never met before said only five words, he said: “Don’t come here ever again.”
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As we previously reported, Andrew Lester, 84, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Lester said he shot Yarl through the door without warning because he was “scared to death” he was about to be robbed. He remains free after posting $20,000 – 10% of his $200,000 bond.
We also shared that Yarl was spotted with his family at an annual Memorial Day tradition in Kansas City. According to KMBC, the event is held once a year for people to get together and walk or run to bring awareness to brain injuries.
During the event, Ralph’s mom, Cleo Nagbe spoke with with the news outlet and said, “It’s heartwarming to see this kind of support, I pray the support is not just for Ralph. I pray the support goes a long way for everybody that is in this situation.” She also revealed how her family prepared for the walk and didn’t think it would be as difficult for Ralph but the teenager was overwhelmed by all of the support he was receiving once he attended the event. “It was mostly the anxiety for him,” she said. “Socially it’s still hard for him. So, I’m glad he was able to overcome this. I pray that he will be overcome most of his social hurdles after doing this.”
this should have NEVR happened. the shooter should hane known better than to shoot through a closed door w/o knowing who was on the other side! He should be held 100% accountable and charged the maximum sentence for his irresponsible actions.
this should have Never happened. the shooter should hane kNQGBYBNVshoot through a closed door w/o knowing who was on the other side! He should be held 100% accountable and charged the maximum sentence for his irresponsible actions.
This should have Never happened, the shooter should have never shot through a closed door w/o knowing who was on the other side! He should be held 100% accountable and charged the maximum sentence for his irresponsible actions. He is what gives responsible gun owners questionable rights to leagally own a fire arm.