The man fired two shots through a glass door, hitting the teen's head and arm.
Andrew Lester was charged with first-degree assault, which could bring a sentence of life in prison, and armed criminal action for shooting Ralph Yarl, 16, on the doorstep of his suburban home around 10 p.m. last Thursday, the prosecutor said.
Lester fired two shots through a glass door from a .32-caliber revolver, the prosecutor said. Yarl, who was struck in the head and an arm, did not cross the threshold, Thompson said, adding it did not appear any words were exchanged in the encounter. An arrest warrant had been issued for Lester with bond set at $200,000, but as of 5 p.m. CDT he was not in custody, the prosecutor said.
His release helped fuel two days of protests. Demonstrators gathered again on Monday at the suspect's single-story house on a tree-lined street, shouting"Black lives are under attack" and"Stand up, fight back," online videos showed.
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