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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...

He Shot Woman in Driveway, May Never Leave Prison

Kevin Monahan, 66, sentenced to 25-to-life for killing woman in a car whose driver was lost

(Newser) - A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison, per the AP . Kevin Monahan, 66, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death last...

Family Lawyer Says Ralph Yarl Is Making Stunning Recovery
White Man Who Shot
Black Teen to Stand Trial
updated
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...

Teen Shot After Ringing Wrong Doorbell Joins 'Team Ralph'

Black teen took part in annual fundraiser

(Newser) - Ralph Yarl , the Missouri teen shot last month by a white homeowner in Kansas City after he rang the wrong doorbell, has since been recuperating in private from his traumatic brain injury. Over Memorial Day weekend, however, the 17-year-old made what the AP says was his first big public...

Teen Shot by Homeowner Gets Invite From a Big Star

Alicia Keys asks Missouri's Ralph Yarl to a Kansas concert; meanwhile, his family has set up a trust

(Newser) - As Ralph Yarl, the Missouri 16-year-old shot last month after going to the wrong home to pick up his younger brothers, continues to recover from his injuries, he now has a fun event to look forward to. As TMZ reports, Yarl received a personal invite from Alicia Keys to attend...

Girl Shot After Ball Rolled Into Yard: 'No Place Is Truly Safe'

4 separate incidents in past week over apparent mistakes sheds light on violence over 'banal' errors

(Newser) - The shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl last week by 84-year-old Andrew Lester—who said he was "scared to death" of the Missouri teen when he showed up at Lester's home in error to pick up his younger brothers—was followed soon after by the fatal shooting of 20-year-old...

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...

Good Samaritan Who Helped Teen: 'I Thought He Was Dead'

More on the case of Ralph Yarl, Kansas City 16-year-old shot when he went to the wrong home

(Newser) - Charges have been filed in the case of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen shot Thursday night in Kansas City, Missouri, when police say he showed up at the wrong house to pick up his younger siblings. Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white homeowner accused of shooting the 16-year-old and charged...

Homeowner Shoots Teen Who Went to Wrong Address
Homeowner Charged
in Teen's Shooting at Door
updated
Apr 17, 2023 5:30 PM CDT

Homeowner Charged in Teen's Shooting at Door

Ralph Yarl, 16, is hospitalized after arriving to pick up siblings

(Newser) - Missouri prosecutors announced charges late Monday against the white man who shot a Black teenager who came to his Kansas City front door by mistake. Andrew Lester, 85, faces assault in the first degree and armed criminal action charges, both felonies, per CNN . "I can tell you there was...

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