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White man faces trial in US for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

Ralph Yarl's family says the 16-year-old was attempting to pick up his younger brothers when he was shot and seriously injured [File: Lee Merritt/Reuters]

A judge in the United States has ruled that an 84-year-old white homeowner who shot and seriously injured a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial.

Missouri’s Clay County Judge Louis Angles issued the ruling on Thursday after hearing from several witnesses at a preliminary hearing, including Ralph Yarl, the teenager who was shot by Andrew Lester on April 13 when he had gone to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers.

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