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The GoFundMe page for Ralph Yarl, the 16-year-old boy who was shot in the head for ringing the wrong doorbell in Missouri, has raised more than $2.8 million as of Tuesday afternoon.
The fundraiser, launched by the teen’s aunt, has drawn nearly 75,000 donors to help pay for his medical expenses after he was shot twice by suspect Andrew Lester, 84, in Kansas City.
The GoFundMe page will raise money for Yarl’s medical bills and therapy, with any additional money going to his college fund and other expenses.
His aunt, Faith Spoonmore, noted that it is Yarl’s dream to attend Texas A&M University to study chemical engineering after visiting the school last summer.
Yarl has since been discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home, with Lester officially charged on Monday with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action, according to the Clay County Prosecutor’s office.
