But Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson countered that Lester shot Yarl through a closed and locked storm door. While state law allows people to have guns and defend themselves, Thompson said, “you do not have the right to shoot an unarmed kid two times.”
“Ralph was unarmed. Ralph was unmasked. He wasn’t yanking violently on the door,” Thompson said.
This is a tough one. A pretty tragic incident where a kid rang the wrong doorbell and was shot for it. I support the castle doctrine as far as it applies to your home and vehicle, but there should still a limit to how far it can be applied. You can't just shoot anyone on your property with the justification of "I was afraid." It too bad that he is getting the felony charges for this, but it does seem appropriate. Shooting through a locked door isn't reasonable at all.
The shooter should be happy he is just facing felony assault and not manslaughter. At least this kid has a chance to live his life.