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Kansas City man dies while awaiting sentencing for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl
Andrew Lester, 86, has died after pleading guilty to the intentional shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl outside Lester's Kansas City home in 2023.
Andrew Lester dies days after guilty plea in Ralph Yarl shooting: Clay County prosecutor
Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old man who pleaded guilty less than a week ago in the high-profile 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, has died, the Clay County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
Kansas City man who shot Ralph Yarl will avoid trial, pleads guilty to assault
Andrew Lester was originally charged with two felonies for shooting then-16-year-old Ralph Yarl when the teen mistakenly rang the doorbell at Lester’s home late one night in April 2023. Yarl's mother called for Lester to face consequences that reflect "the seriousness of his crime.
Andrew Lester dies while awaiting sentencing for shooting of Ralph Yarl
Andrew Lester, the man who pleaded guilty to felony assault in the second degree for the shooting of Ralph Yarl, died while awaiting sentencing.
Kansas City man to plead guilty in 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
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.
Ralph Yarl’s family reacts as 86-year-old who shot him dies days after pleading guilty
Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old Missouri man who shot Black honor student Ralph Yarl in 2023 after the teen mistakenly rang his doorbell, has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge.
Kansas City man Andrew Lester dies days after pleading guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl after he rang doorbell
Andrew Lester pleaded guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the White man's doorbell by mistake.
Andrew Lester dies while awaiting sentencing in shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man who pleaded guilty last week to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl in 2023, has died while awaiting sentencing.
Andrew Lester, who pleaded in Ralph Yarl shooting, died of ‘medical issues,’ attorney says
Andrew Lester’s attorney, Steven Salmon, said his client had been in “seriously ill health for a significant time.” He said Lester did not die by suicide.
Shocking Reason Why The White Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Shooting Ralph Yarl Won't Go To Prison
Ralph Yarl—a Black teenager in Kansas—was shot after ringing the doorbell of a white man. The tragedy happened after he confused the streets where he was supposed to pick up his twin siblings. The man accused of shooting Yarl,
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Octogenarian Who Shot Teen in Kansas City Dies Days After Pleading Guilty
Mr. Lester, 86, appeared in court last Friday in suburban Kansas City to plead guilty to second-degree assault in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a high school student who went to the ...
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Andrew Lester, Kansas City man who shot Ralph Yarl, dies while awaiting sentencing
Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl last Friday. The teen mistakenly rang Lester's doorbell in April 2023 when he was picking up his brothers. Andrew ...
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Missouri man Andrew Lester pleads guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
An 86-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri ... and armed criminal action in the 2023 shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who experienced life-threatening injuries but survived.
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Kansas City man in Ralph Yarl shooting case dies less than a week after guilty plea
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 86-year-old Kansas City man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white ...
Ralph Yarl's family speaks out, said race played a factor in shooting after suspect pleads guilty to second-degree assault
Andrew Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges against Ralph Yarl in a 10-minute Missouri court hearing on Friday.