Family of Ralph Yarl, teenager shot after going to wrong house to pick up his siblings, demands justice - WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather

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56% : Police said they plan to get a formal statement from the teenager once his medical condition allows for him to speak with law enforcement.
47% : Merritt and Crump said in a statement on Sunday the family is demanding "swift action from the Clay County prosecutors and law enforcement to identify, arrest and prosecute to the full extent of the law the man responsible for this horrendous and unjustifiable shooting."
44% :Asked if the shooting was "racially motivated," Graves said there's "no indication," but added it's "still an active investigation" and "as a chief of police, I do recognize the racial components of this case."The Clay County, Missouri prosecutor's office said in a statement on Monday that they "have not yet received a criminal referral from the Kansas City Police Department regarding this case.""However, we are actively working with law enforcement in an attempt to speed up that process so that we can review the file when it is submitted and determine whether criminal charges are appropriate," the statement said.

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