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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar and Rachel Sharp

Andrew Lester’s grandson reveals history of racist comments and ‘crazy’ Fauci conspiracy

AP

One of the grandsons of the man accused of shooting Black teenager Ralph Yarl said his grandfather believed in a “crazy” conspiracy theory involving US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci.

Ralph, a 16-year-old high school junior, was shot twice last Thursday when he went to pick up his younger twin brothers from a friend’s house in Kansas City, Missouri, on 13 April.

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