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Andrew Lester Dies Days After Taking Plea Deal

86-year-old pleaded guilty to shooting Black teen who showed up at the wrong house

(Newser) - The white Kansas City man who shot a Black teenager who showed up at the wrong house has died just days after taking a plea deal. Andrew Lester, 86, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree assault in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl. He was scheduled to be sentenced March...

Homeowner Who Shot Black Teen Takes Plea Deal

Andrew Lester, 86, injured Ralph Yarl, who had gone to the Missouri house by mistake

(Newser) - An 86-year-old man who shot a Black teenager at his door has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and will avoid a high-profile trial in Missouri. Andrew Lester admitted to second-degree assault on Friday in the 2023 shooting of then 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, reports the AP . The teen, who was...

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White Man Who Shot
Black Teen to Stand Trial
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Aug 31, 2023 4:10 PM CDT

White Man Who Shot Black Teen to Stand Trial

Andrew Lester will face assault and armed criminal charges for wounding Ralph Yarl

(Newser) - A judge on Thursday ordered a trial for an 84-year-old white homeowner in Missouri who shot a Black teenager in the head at his front door. Andrew Lester is scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 20 on first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, the...

Andrew Lester Surrenders
Andrew Lester Surrenders
Apr 18, 2023 2:47 PM CDT

Andrew Lester Surrenders

He's accused of shooting Ralph Yarl after the teen rang his doorbell

(Newser) - The 84-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man charged in the shooting of a 16-year-old who mistakenly rang his doorbell has turned himself in. "Andrew Lester ... has surrendered at our Detention Center and is in custody," the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Tuesday. "He is...

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