The local community has rallied around a Kansas City, Missouri, 16-year-old after he was shot in what police say was a case of a wrong address last Thursday.After local protests surrounding the shooting investigation broke out over the weekend, attention on the case has broadened to the eyes of the entire country. Police and family have said Ralph Yarl was sent to pick up his siblings Thursday night at a home off of Northeast 115th Terrace in northern Kansas City. Yarl accidentally went to the wrong address, instead ending up where the shooting took place along Northeast 115th Street.Police said after Yarl knocked at the door, he was shot was shot by the residence's homeowner.Protestors and family have questioned why the Clay County Prosecutor's Office did not initially charge the homeowner who shot YarlClay County Prosecutor's Office. Social media outrage has steadily built online after police said the homeowner believed to have shot Yarl was released from custody without being charged.Yarl's family has since hired two high-profile civil rights attorneys to take the case. Support for the teen has exploded online. A GoFundMe organized to assist Yarl's family by his aunt is nearing $2 million. News of the shooting began reaching national attention Monday as more and more high-profile voices have spoken out on the incident. Comments have poured in from celebrities, politicians and more, including Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris. Public figures chime in on the shooting of Ralph YarlVice President Kamala HarrisMusician and actor Justin TimberlakeMusician and actress Jennifer HudsonBernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., tweeted about the shooting as well. She emphasized her desire to see legislation that would prevent shootings like this in the future. Actress Halle Berry also commented on the shooting on Twitter. Additionally, dozens more public figures have shared social media posts to their Instagram story discussing the shooting. Even Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked for his take on the situation during a Monday morning press conference ahead of the NFL Draft.Mahomes' full statement on the shooting of Ralph Yarl“First off, I just want to say my prayers and support are for Ralph and his recovery. You never want these situations to happen. But especially from the details that I’ve gotten from it, it seemed like it should have never even happened.“It should have been an easy kind of conversation and both people go on their ways and this kid being able to pick up his family members and being with his family right now and not in the hospital. And so my prayers are for him first and his recovery.”“Hopefully, the justice system does right by him and everyone involved, and we’re able to not have to have these conversations, and we’re able to hold each other accountable for our actions. And so obviously more and more details are hopefully going to come out, and he makes a full recovery, and then the justice system does its part and that we’re all held accountable every single day.”KMBC 9 will continue to stay on the story as more information is made available. Get the latest on our coverage surrounding the case right here at KMBC.com