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Andrew Lester, who was charged in the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl, appears in court in Kansas City

Nation Feb 19

Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to shooting teenager who rang wrong doorbell has died

By Associated Press

Nation Apr 19

Andrew Lester, who was charged in the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl, appears in court in Kansas City
Kansas City homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty

Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance.

By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press

Nation Apr 18

Kansas City man charged for shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house
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KC man charged in shooting of Black teenager who went to wrong house released on bond

Two stories of homeowners shooting someone for going to the wrong address have stunned many around the country. Both suspects in these cases are now charged, but that's hardly easing any of the anger and the grief. Communities Correspondent Gabrielle…

By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Gabrielle Hays

Nation Apr 18

Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old who was shot and wounded by a homeowner after mistakenly going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, holds a bass clarinet in this picture obtained from social media. Photo by Lee Merritt/via REUTERS
Shot Black teenager crying ‘buckets of tears,’ 84-year-old in custody

As 16-year-old Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot for going to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, the white Kansas City, Missouri, homeowner who shot the Black teenager turned himself in on Tuesday.

By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press

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