Homeowner pleads guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who rang the wrong doorbell
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An Kansas City man pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake.
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An Kansas City man pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake.
The then-16-year-old showed up on Andrew Lester's doorstep in April 2023 after he mixed up the streets where he was supposed to pick up his twin siblings.
Andrew Lester of Kansas City was scheduled to stand trial next week on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then 16-year-old, who survived.
An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake. Andrew Lester was scheduled to stand trial next week on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then 16-year-o…
Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot when he rang the wrong Kansas City doorbell. Andrew Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, a charge that carries up to seven years behind bars.
