Andrew D. Lester, 84, shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl twice – including once in the head – when Yarl accidentally went to the wrong house while trying to pick up his younger brothers.
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Homeowner who shot Black teen at his door pleads not guilty
The case is among three in recent days involving young people who were shot after mistakenly showing up in the wrong places.
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Texas cheerleaders shot after 1 says she got in wrong car
The team member says she tried to apologize after realizing her mistake, but the man threw up his hands, pulled out a gun and opened fire on the group.
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Three charged with murder in shooting at Sweet 16 party in Alabama
Alabama investigators say 2 teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed 4 young people at a Sweet 16 birthday party.
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Kansas City man opened fire ‘within a few seconds’ of seeing 16-year-old at door
The man, Andrew D. Lester, who is white, allegedly told police he feared for his safety when he answered the door and saw Ralph Yarl there.
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Missouri man charged in shooting of Black teen at his front door
An 84-year-old white man has been charged with armed assault, and the Clay County prosecutor said Monday there was a racial component to the case.
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Video shows Louisville police under fire from bank shooter
Officer Nickolas Wilt, who had graduated from training just 10 days earlier, was still in critical but stable condition Tuesday evening.
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At least 1 ousted Black lawmaker to return to Tennessee House
A 2nd expelled lawmaker, Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson, meanwhile, could be reappointed at a Wednesday meeting of the Shelby County Commission.
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At least 5 people killed, 9 wounded in shooting at Louisville bank
Nine people, including 2 police officers, were treated for injuries, police report.
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Bowdoin graduate 1 of 2 Tennessee lawmakers expelled from legislature over gun-control protest
The banishment of Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, a Bowdoin College graduate, was a move the chamber has used only a handful of times since the Civil War.