{"id":190500,"date":"2023-04-18T17:11:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T21:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=178471"},"modified":"2023-04-18T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:59:53","slug":"viral-homeowner-who-shot-teen-in-self-defense-receives-assault-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/viral-homeowner-who-shot-teen-in-self-defense-receives-assault-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral: Homeowner Who Shot Teen In ‘Self-Defense’ Receives Assault Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A homeowner received felony assault charges Monday after he apparently made the mistake of shooting a teen before making a proper threat assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 85-year-old defendant in Kansas City, Missouri has been charged with armed assault and armed criminal action after shooting Ralph Yarl, 16, who rang his doorbell by mistake last week, local media reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teen was supposed to pick up his younger brothers from a home on 115th Terrace. The victim went to 115th Street instead.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Yarl rang the doorbell of the wrong house, the resident opened the door and shot the teen in the head. The teen\u2019s aunt Faith Spoonemore wrote online about the occurrence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE MORE: Homeowner Shoots 14-Year-Old Attempting to Break Into Car<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spoonemore claimed that Yarl was shot initially, and fell to the ground. The homeowner shot him again, in the arm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shooter was taken into custody but released after consultation with the prosecutor’s office. Many onlookers expressed discontent with this decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After two days in critical condition at the hospital, Yarl was released to go home where he has been under the care of his mother, who is a nurse. He has been slowly regaining his strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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