Missouri man who pleaded guilty in shooting of Black teen at wrong door dies | Missouri
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 22, 2025
An 86-year-old Missouri man 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 man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.
Andrew Lester of Kansas City had been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then 16-year-old, who survived and is now . . .
