'Determine the Facts': Attorney for White Homeowner Who Shot Black Teen Ralph Yarl After He Rang the Wrong Doorbell Argues Boy Should Not be Called a 'Victim'

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'Determine the Facts': Attorney for White Homeowner Who Shot Black Teen Ralph Yarl After He Rang the Wrong Doorbell Argues Boy Should Not be Called a 'Victim'

The Kansas City teen who was shot at point-blank range after ringing the wrong doorbell should not be classified as a victim, attorneys representing the shooter argued in court this week. Ralph Yarl sustained a serious brain injury when he was shot twice by an elderly man who told police he feared for his life when the 16-year-old rang his doorbell. Yarl, who is Black, had been sent to pick up his twin brothers but got the address wrong. Andrew…