The black kid that went to the wrong house and got shot?

[leftyladyfrommo]

That happened just north of my house. It was horrible and it's really starting to blow up.

The guy just point blank shot him and then shot him again.

The police talked to the man and just called it an error and let him go.

And now the protests are just getting started.

People in my area have gotten really paranoid. I see it in the comments on Nextdoor. They threaten retaliation for the slightest provocation. Scary!

[Grins]

1. Where??

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. Kansas city

[leftyladyfrommo]

11. KCMO. it was north of the river which is pretty white and

the houses are mostly new and expensive.

[TheBlackAdder]

44. The second shot is when it went from an 'error' to attempted murder.

[RegulatedCapitalistD]

2. His family should

sue the Police Dept and that guy into the Poor House

[Delphinus]

31. Absolutely.

That they didn't do anything is unconscionable.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. in news video...the old guy was outside washing down his steps.. cleaning up the aftermath

going about his life

no crime scene people or anything.

[lostnfound]

6. Oh my god.

If he wasn’t white…he’d possibly be dead and would certainly have been arrested.

[Deuxcents]

5. I saw that report on DU yesterday..he shot the kid from inside his house

And the glass door was all over his front stoop. A kid mistakes Street for Terrace and is only one block away by mistake and he loses his life. This is no accident on the homeowners part.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

7. yep. He was filmed cleaning up the glass which was all over his steps. I will look for video

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

9. starting about 1:18 on the video, guy is cleaning off his steps

[NullTuples]

36. [white] Neighbor in car: "C'mon man, we take care of each other"

As he's refusing to say whether the guy cleaning up the glass is the shooter.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

45. translation... so what if a kid died, we got each other's back!

[ShazzieB]

24. Do you recall where on DU?

I didn't see it and can't find it now. Not enough details in the op to construct a good search.

[Deuxcents]

34. See post 9 or 10...

[LisaL]

38. Thankfully victim is not dead.

NT

[Hortensis]

8. Thanks. Next Door is interesting! WHO's threatening violence?

In any case, there's a huge middle ground where beyond doubt most neighbors agree about this poor boy's death and should come together. Hope some are posting on Next Door.

[leftyladyfrommo]

12. We have our share of violent rednecks who are

super racist and loud about it.

[johnp3907]

21. Did he die?

Last I heard he was in the hospital with life threatening injuries.

[leftyladyfrommo]

29. I think he is still alive. mt

[raccoon]

13. Thanks so much for posting this! This is as bad as Trayvon Martins murder.

And I hope the case gets a lot of publicity.

The police talked to the man and just called it an error and let him go.

It’s as if the trigger-happy resident—and the cops—think it’s his legal right to attempt to kill somebody for ringing his doorbell.

Incredible—well, not in Amerika—they haven’t charged the wannabe killer with anything yet.

This mf needs to be charged with attempted murder.

[leftyladyfrommo]

14. It's not over. Some big names are coming in. nt

[raccoon]

16. Press conference given by KCPD:

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kcpd-assures-public-thorough-investigation-underway-of-teens-shooting-in-clay-county?_amp=true

[intrepidity]

15. Crazy. I don't want to go anywhere anymore

and not just because of covid or my being a loner. Saw a post on Nextdoor showing a guy's driveway Tesla video of a car driving by slowly then stopping, guy gets out, knocks on garage door, then goes to gate, looks over, then leaves when nobody answers.

Nextdoor went nuts! OMG, someone is casing the joint! Call the police! Post after post about how shady they looked and what nefarious deed they were up to.

Only two people had dissenting views, which reflected my own thoughts: that it looked like someone either got the address wrong, or it was like a craigslist free item pickup.

But the hysteria evident was mind-blowing and frightening.

Sign o' the times, I guess.

Poor kid, wrong place wrong time.

[leftyladyfrommo]

17. Our Nextdoor is just like that. Everyone has a Ring

camera and anyone stopping or walking is suspect.

It's because we're having a terrible time with thieves stealing everything mot cemented down. It's a huge problem here.

[NullTuples]

41. Our Nextdoor is like that too, packed with scared, angry white people

[Kaleva]

18. I think it's safe for me to say the gunner wasn't trained in proper use of gun

in home/self defense situations. Or if he had the training, he blatantly ignored it.

[In It to Win It]

19. This is such a heartbreaking story to read.

I've seen the pictures of the kid the hospital, and my heart just rips apart for that poor kid.

[dchill]

20. Oh, it was an error, all right.

[ShazzieB]

22. First I've heard of this.

[barbtries]

23. does he have a name?

i watched the video but the victim still unnamed?

[LudwigPastorius]

39. Unconfirmed, but Ralph Yarl.

16 year old high school junior.

Shot once in the head and then shot again when he was on the ground.

[barbtries]

43. it feels to me as if

some of these gun nuts are just itching to kill someone. this is murder. did he even ask the poor kid why he was there?

[LudwigPastorius]

25. I have two little grand-nephews who are mixed race.

I'm beginning to think that they should leave this sick, sick country when they grow up and never look back.

[ShazzieB]

26. Was this posted on DU?

I haven't seen it, can't find it, don't have enough details to conduct a search. HELP?

[raccoon]

28. See my thread,

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217831461

And I link to an earlier thread there I found out about it.

[raging moderate]

27. This kid should have a go-fund-me. I will contribute.

I cannot BELIEVE this homeowner got away with this! Oh, this poor fine young man!

[LisaL]

37. He has a gofundme.

Homeowner didn't get away with it. They can still charge him.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/nf36y-cover-medical-expenses

[raging moderate]

42. Thank you so much! What a great kid!

I hope he recovers enough from this to lead a normal life! He sounds like the kind of person we really need in this world!

[Aussie105]

30. Nice house, nice neighbourhood.

But where are the fences?

Anyone can just walk up to the front door.

In my part of the world, paranoid people build fences around their house and yards.
With remote controlled gates and a camera/intercom at the gate. And as couple of cameras in the back yard, just in case 'they' come that way.

If you are nuts enough to go to the front door armed and start shooting just because you see a stranger with a black face, you are doing it wrong!

Knocking on the wrong door shouldn't be a death sentence.

But the shooter will be more paranoid now. Expecting some drive-by lead coming his way, no doubt.

[LymphocyteLover]

32. things like this make me feel like this country is being torn apart by fucking guns and the racism

that Orange Satan unleashed

[leftyladyfrommo]

35. It's getting worse.

[leftyladyfrommo]

33. That was all farmland that has been turned into

pricy subdivisions. Lots of construction going on that far north.

[NullTuples]

40. KCPD assures public 'thorough' investigation underway of teen's shooting in Clay County

Please tell me they at least took the gun with them???

Because it would seem they're all done at the shooter's house & he had a door to replace.

But also, this is Missouri, right?

"Here’s why ‘stand your ground’ law protected woman who shot KC firefighter from charges"
She got out of her car at a gas station & shot a guy, then claimed self defense. Because MO's law is so vague, they couldn't prove it wasn't.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article267700397.html

"Platte County cites ‘stand your ground’ law, declines charges for man who killed 2 over firewood"
https://fox4kc.com/news/platte-county-cites-stand-your-ground-law-declines-charges-for-man-who-killed-2-over-firewood/

"The First ‘Stand Your Ground’ Shooting in Missouri Was Over a Stolen Cell Phone
Police say the college student who pulled the trigger fired seven times at a fleeing thief."
https://www.thetrace.org/2017/05/stand-your-ground-missouri-stolen-cell-phone/

(note: this last one was under MO's original Stand Your Ground law, before it was "enhanced" in 2022 to include protecting property.)

[leftyladyfrommo]

46. He's hanging in there. His gofundme is $767,000.

1000 people marched yesterday. That's a lot for here.

Investigation is on-going. Police chief and mayor are very involved.

There might be a bigger story. It's sounds like this guy thought someone was after him. That's just my opinion from stuff I read.