Coverage dated August 30, 2023 to August 31, 2023

Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house

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The 84-year-old previously pleaded not guilty in a shooting that shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America.

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WFMZ Allentown
White man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house, judge rules (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Aug 30, 2023
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old white man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the man’s house by mistake. Judge Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Judge rules white Missouri homeowner will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published Aug 30, 2023
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description
A judge will decide after the preliminary hearing whether 84-year-old Andrew Lester should stand trial in the April 13 shooting of Ralph Yarl.
Politico
Missouri judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house (opens Politico)
Published Aug 30, 2023
Politico's feed description
Andrew Lester told authorities that he shot Ralph Yarl through the door without warning because he was “scared to death” he was about to be robbed.
Washington Times
Elderly White man to stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, Black teen who went to wrong house (opens Washington Times)
Published Aug 30, 2023
Washington Times's feed description
A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the man’s house by mistake.
Forbes
84-Year-Old Accused Of Shooting Kansas City Teen Ralph Yarl Will Stand Trial (opens Forbes)
Published Aug 30, 2023
Forbes's feed description
Ralph Yarl, an unarmed Black teen, was shot after mistakenly approaching Andrew Lester’s door.
KSDK
Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house (opens KSDK)
Published Aug 31, 2023
KSDK's feed description
The 84-year-old previously pleaded not guilty in a shooting that shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America.
Los Angeles Times
Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Aug 30, 2023
Los Angeles Times's feed description
A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the man’s house by mistake.
NBC News
White man who shot Black teenager who came to wrong house will stand trial, judge orders (opens NBC News)
Published Aug 30, 2023
NBC News's feed description
Ralph Yarl was shot by Andrew Lester on April 13 in Kansas City, in an incident that sparked another national conversation of use of force against Black Americans
ABC 7 Chicago
Judge rules Andrew Lester will stand trial in shooting of Ralph Yarl (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Aug 30, 2023
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
Andrew Lester, the Missouri man charged in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl after he mistakenly went to the wrong house, will face trial, a Clay County judge ruled.
FOX 4 Kansas City
84-year-old Kansas City man will go to trial in Ralph Yarl shooting (opens FOX 4 Kansas City)
Published Aug 30, 2023
FOX 4 Kansas City's feed description
A judge ruled 84-year-old Andrew Lester, who shot 17-year-old Ralph Yarl after he went to the wrong house, will now go to trial.
New Hampshire Union Leader
‘I shot him’: Court orders 84-year-old to stand trial in Kansas City shooting (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published Aug 30, 2023
New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Lester will stand trial in the shooting of Ralph Yarl in a Kansas City Northland neighborhood earlier this year, a judge ruled Thursday.
The Guardian
Man who shot Black teenager Ralph Yarl must stand trial, Missouri judge rules (opens The Guardian)
Published Aug 30, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Andrew Lester, 84, had shot Yarl on 13 April after the latter mistakenly went to his house to pick up his younger brothers
CBS News
Missouri judge rules Andrew Lester will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl (opens CBS News)
Published Aug 30, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Lester, a retired aircraft mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
Missouri judge rules 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who rang wrong doorbell (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)
Published Aug 30, 2023
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri judge rules 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who rang wrong doorbell.
Al Jazeera
White man faces trial in US for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Aug 31, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Teenager Ralph Yarl was shot without warning through a door after going to the wrong house to collect his brothers.

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