octogenarian charged after shooting black teenager who knocked on his door

“My heart completely broke.” American actress Halle Berry shared her emotion on Twitter after the tragedy that took place last week in Kansas City, Missouri, where Andrew Lester, an 85-year-old white man, shot Ralph Paul Yarl, a 16-year-old black teenager. years old, who rang his doorbell by mistake. He was picking up his twin brothers from a friend’s house, but got the wrong door.

The octogenarian was charged with two felony counts on Monday, the Clay County District Attorney announced at a press conference. An arrest warrant was issued and his bail was set at $200,000. The teenager was hit in the head and is recovering “despite the seriousness of his injuries”according to one of his family’s lawyers, quoted by ABC News.

“The information we currently have does not say that [l’acte] was racist in nature, the investigation is still ongoing. But as Chief of Police, I recognize the racial components of this case.”, said the local police chief. US President Joe Biden said “his hope to see him make a speedy recovery”.