Kansas City Man Who Shot Unarmed Black Teenager Dies; Teen Rang Wrong Doorbell Looking for Siblings
Andrew Lester, 86, pleaded guilty last week to a lesser charge in the two-year-old case.
Lawsuit
April 30, 2024
Lawsuit Filed By Family of Black Teen Shot by Homeowner When He Went to Wrong House to Pick Up His Brothers
The family of a Black teenager shot and critically wounded by a homeowner when he went to the wrong house to find his twin brothers has filed suit against the homeowner and his homeowner’s association. Ralph Yarl, 16 at the time, was going to pick up his younger siblings at NE 115th Terrace in Kansas …
Shooting
April 17, 2023
DEVELOPING: Homeowner Charged With Shooting Black Teen Who Went to Wrong House to Pick up Siblings
On Monday, a Missouri man was charged with shooting a 16-year-old boy last week after the child mistakenly came to his home to pick up his younger siblings. WDAF reported that Andrew Lester, 84, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Kansas City police said that on April 13, Ralph Yarl accidentally went …
Shooting
April 17, 2023
16-Year-Old Boy Shot in the Head When He Knocked on the Wrong Door
Protesters marched over the weekend in Kansas City, Missouri, after a 16-year-old boy was shot in the head when he went to the wrong house to pick up his sibling. Ralph Yarl is hospitalized and recovering from critical injuries, KMBC reported, but the homeowner was released from custody pending further investigation. “A person can be …