‘We are praying for healing,’ Hundreds march in support of 16-year-old boy shot after knocking on wrong door
Subject
Ralph Yarl;
Description
Ralph Yarl meant to go to a house on Northeast 115th Terrace to pick up his siblings on Thursday night. But he went to 115th Street instead. After he knocked, he was shot.
A 16-year-old boy is in the hospital after his family says he was shot in the head after knocking on the wrong door.
The suspect is not in jail and that is sparking protests across the metro and attention from people across the country.
Ralph Yarl meant to go to a house on Northeast 115th Terrace to pick up his siblings on Thursday night. But he went to 115th Street instead. After he knocked, he was shot.
Now, his family and the community are calling for justice. Protestors gathered on Sunday afternoon in a show of solidarity and to call for accountability.
The march began with prayer.
“We are praying for healing for Ralph,” one of the organizers said. “We want to open the eyes of Kansas City to this injustice.”
Hundreds walked to the house where Yarl was shot in Kansas City North. It was a march of love for Yarl and his family, but that is not to say that people aren’t angry.
Creator
Peyton Headlee
Source
Publisher
kmbc.com
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