Ralph Yarl shot in head after ringing wrong doorbell while trying to pick up siblings



Young black musician Ralph Yarl shot in head after ringing wrong doorbell while trying to pick up sibling

April 16, 2023 10:11pm  Updated
A gifted black musician was shot in the head after he rang the wrong doorbell while trying to pick up his siblings at a home in Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday night, cops said.

Ralph Yarl, 16, was scheduled to pick the siblings up around 10:30 p.m. on N.E. 115th Terrace — but the teen mistakenly went to N.E. 115th Street and was met at the door with gunshots, according to Kansas City police.

Yarl, who family members described as “one of the top base clarinet players in Missouri,” suffered life-threatening injuries and was rushed to a hospital, where he was recovering on Sunday night.
The homeowner, who fired the weapon, was taken into custody and released after 24 hours.

The teen’s aunt, Faith Spoonmore, detailed the terrifying incident on a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than $900,000 as of Monday morning
“The man in the home opened the door, looked my nephew in the eye, and shot him in the head. My nephew fell to the ground, and the man shot him again. Ralph was then able to get up and run to the neighbor’s house, looking for help.”

Ralph Yarl, 16, was scheduled to pick the siblings up around 10:30 p.m. on N.E. 115th Terrace — but the teen mistakenly went to N.E. 115th Street and was met at the door with gunshots, according to Kansas City police.

Yarl, who family members described as “one of the top base clarinet players in Missouri,” suffered life-threatening injuries and was rushed to a hospital, where he was recovering on Sunday night.

Kansas City teenager Ralph Yarl was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell while trying to pick up his siblings, according to police.
Kansas City teenager Ralph Yarl was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell while trying to pick up his siblings, according to police.
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Map showing the pickup location and the shooting location
Yarl was scheduled to pick the siblings up around 10:30 p.m. on N.E. 115th Terrace — but the teen mistakenly went to N.E. 115th Street and was met at the door with gunshots, according to police.
The homeowner, who fired the weapon, was taken into custody and released after 24 hours.

The teen’s aunt, Faith Spoonmore, detailed the terrifying incident on a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than $900,000 as of Monday morning.

“He mistakenly went to the wrong house, one block away from the house where his siblings were. He pulled into the driveway and rang the doorbell,” she wrote.

Yarl suffered life-threatening injuries and is recovering at a hospital.
Yarl suffered life-threatening injuries and is recovering at a hospital.
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The homeowner who shot Yarl was taken into police custody and released 24 hours later.
The homeowner who shot Yarl was taken into police custody and released 24 hours later.
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“The man in the home opened the door, looked my nephew in the eye, and shot him in the head. My nephew fell to the ground, and the man shot him again. Ralph was then able to get up and run to the neighbor’s house, looking for help.”

Spoonmore said Ralph had to run to three different homes before someone helped him “after he was told to lie on the ground with his hands up.”

A talented musician and scholar, Ralph is a member of his school’s Technology Student Association and Science Olympia Team and plays on the jazz and competition band, according to Spoonmore.

She said he recently earned Missouri All-State Band recognition with an honorable mention.

“He plays multiple instruments in the metropolitan youth orchestra,” she wrote.

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