White Homeowner Pleads Guilty To Assault Charge In Shooting Of Black Teen Ralph Yarl Who Ran Wrong Doorbell

White Homeowner Pleads Guilty To Assault Charge In Shooting Of Black Teen Ralph Yarl Who Ran Wrong Doorbell

Essence Magazine:

By Essence News Editors ·Updated February 17, 2025

Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old Kansas City man who shot Black honor student Ralph Yarl after the teen mistakenly rang his doorbell, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Lester, who is white, was set to stand trial next week for

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