Hundreds of people gathered at NE 115th Street in Kansas City’s Northland to protest the shooting of a 16-year-old boy last week. As they stood in front of the house where he was shot, protestors chanted for justice and demanded prosecution of the shooter for what they called a hate crime.
The boy, who family has identified as Ralph Yarl, was on his way to pick up his twin brothers from a friend’s house and arrived at the wrong address, about a block away. According to a Go Fund Me by his aunt Faith Spoonmore, after Yarl rang the doorbell at the wrong address, the homeowner shot him in the head through a glass door and again after he fell to the ground.
Yarl is in the hospital in critical condition, but alive, according to the family. The homeowner is currently free. They have not yet been charged with a crime.
Trump Administration Sued Over Lincoln Memorial Renovation Controversy
The Trump administration is facing legal backlash over controversial renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Preservation groups claim historic laws were violated as critics question the dramatic makeover, rising costs, and changes to one of…
Kehlani’s ‘Kehlani’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B Albums Chart
Kehlani has the No. 1 R&B album in the U.S. this week. Her self-titled fifth LP opens at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart. It’s her fourth visit to the top and her seventh top…
Celebrating Mother’s Day: Honoring the Women Who Hold It All Together
Mother’s Day is a beautiful reminder to celebrate the women who love, sacrifice, nurture, and hold families together through every season of life. Whether it’s a mother, grandmother, bonus mom, aunt, or mother figure, today is…
Leave a comment