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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Andrew Lester set to stand trial over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

AP

The elderly Kansas City man who shot a Black teen after he rang his doorbell by mistake will stand trial in the high-profile case.

Clay County Judge Louis Angles has ruled that Andrew Lester, 84, must face trial over the 13 April shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl. Mr Yarl was supposed to pick up his little brothers but went to the wrong block and accidentally arrived at Mr Lester’s home.

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