'I believe he held -- holds -- racist tendencies and beliefs,' Klint Ludwig said of his grandfather, Andrew Lester.
to the charges of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action. He is out on $200,000 bond and is due back in court June 1.
The incident was one of several recent cases involving young people shot or killed after mistakenly going to the wrong house, the wrong driveway or the wrong car. Ralph said he never pulled on the door. He rang the doorbell and waited a while before a man eventually opened the door and immediately shot him in the head, the document states.
"I was disgusted. I thought it was terrible. We -- myself and my family -- stand with Ralph Yarl in seeking justice," Klint Ludwig said. "This is a horrible tragedy that never should have happened." Klint Ludwig said he was disturbed by racial comments made by his grandfather in the past, including about Black people.
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