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Alicia Keys Reportedly Invites 16-Year-Old Shooting Victim Ralph Yarl To Kansas Concert

<p><strong>Alicia Keys<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2023&sol;05&sol;01&sol;alicia-keys-invite-ralph-yarl-concert-family-trust-shooting-black-teen&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">personally invited<&sol;a> <strong>Ralph Yarl<&sol;strong> to an upcoming concert date&comma; according to <em>TMZ<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>An attorney for Yarl&&num;8217&semi;s family&comma; Lee Merritt&comma; told the outlet that the singer has asked Ralph to come out to the show in Kansas and meet her at a concert scheduled this July&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CrME9CVJsTI" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As previously reported&comma; 84-year-old <strong>Andrew Lester<&sol;strong> shot Ralph on April 13 after the 16-year-old accidentally rang the wrong doorbell&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;andrew-lester-not-guilty-shooting-ralph-yarl&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">UPDATE&colon; Andrew Lester&comma; 84&comma; Pleads Not Guilty To Shooting 16-Year-Old Ralph Yarl<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>Like Alicia&comma; Roc Nation has also reportedly contacted Ralph and his family&period; They&&num;8217&semi;ve allegedly offered to help however they can amid Ralph&&num;8217&semi;s recovery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Ralph&&num;8217&semi;s family has since set up a trust fund for him after donations started pouring in&comma; with the teen&&num;8217&semi;s <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gofundme&period;com&sol;f&sol;nf36y-cover-medical-expenses" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">GoFundMe<&sol;a> having already passed a whopping &dollar;3&period;4 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1648743061638508544" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;" data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">Ralph&&num;8217&semi;s Mother Receives Tearful Support From Ahmaud Arbery&&num;8217&semi;s Mom&comma; Shooter Charged<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-5a9d755753a1ed7c5c1610c565bd6307" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;"><em>TMZ<&sol;em> also reports that Ralph&&num;8217&semi;s mother&comma; Cleo&comma; received tearful support from Wanda Cooper-Jones&period; Wanda is the mother of Ahmaud Arbery&&num;8211&semi;a 25-year-old Black man who was murdered during a<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;the-men-responsible-for-the-murder-of-ahmaud-arbery-are-found-guilty-of-federal-hate-crime&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"> racially motivated hate crime<&sol;a> while jogging in Glynn County&comma; Georgia&comma; in Feb&period; 2020&period;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<section data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;"><&sol;section>&NewLine;<p>Cooper-Jones allegedly told Cleo to lean on prayer at this time and told her the victims&comma; like their two sons&comma; hold the power&period; Lester has since been charged with assault after shooting the teen two times&period; Lester <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;andrew-lester-not-guilty-shooting-ralph-yarl&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1i8bra6&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTQyNDkxODcwNC4xNjgyOTQ5Mjgz&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4Mjk0OTI4Mi4xLjAuMTY4Mjk0OTI4Mi4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">pleaded not guilty<&sol;a> on April 19&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Civil rights attorney Ben Crump went on to tell <em>TMZ<&sol;em> that he doesn&&num;8217&semi;t believe the charges fit the crime&period; Officials charged Lester with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1648392038595829764" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Case To Be Continued On June 1&comma; Lester To Remain Out On Bond<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Zachary Thompson&comma; a Clay County prosecuting attorney&comma; has since shared <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kctv5&period;com&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;19&sol;andrew-lester-pleads-not-guilty-charges-ralph-yarl-shooting&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">a statement<&sol;a> with <em>KCTV 5 <&sol;em>about the case&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;From this point forward&comma; the State will be pushing to move this case forward as swiftly as legally permitted&period; While charges have been filed&comma; this remains an active investigation&period; We are continuing to work with law enforcement to gather any and all evidence available in this case&period; If anyone in the community has information that would assist in this case&comma; we ask that you please contact the Kansas City&comma; Missouri Police Department or other law enforcement&period; Now that this is an active and pending case&comma; our office is severely limited in the information we can publicly disclose&period; This is due to our desire to protect the legal integrity of the case and ensure that justice is served for the victim and our community&period; Despite these restrictions&comma; we will be as transparent as legally permitted and strive to keep the public informed of any developments&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The case will be continued on June 1&period; Lester will remain out on bond&period; He is &&num;8220&semi;barred from owning a weapon or having contact with Yarl&comma;&&num;8221&semi; <em>KCUR 89&period;3 NPR<&sol;em> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kcur&period;org&sol;news&sol;2023-04-19&sol;andrew-lester-white-kansas-city-man-who-shot-ralph-yarl-pleads-not-guilty-to-felony-charges" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">reports&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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