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New York official charged in shooting of DoorDash delivery driver who was lost

John J Reilly, a highway superintendent, allegedly fired shots at a driver who stopped to ask for directions

The Guardian - US

A lost DoorDash driver started knocking at houses for directions. A local official then shot him in the back, cops say

John J. Reilly, 48, the highway superintendent for the town of Chester, is charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm

The Independent UK

86-Year-Old Missouri Man Dies After Pleading Guilty In Shooting

86-year-old Andrew Lester passed away after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in the shooting of a Black honor student, sparking national conversation.

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Elderly Man Who Shot Black Teen After He Mistakenly Rang His Doorbell Dies While Awaiting Sentencing

The 86-year-old man who pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault for shooting an unarmed Black teen, died Wednesday while awaiting sentencing.

Latin Times

Homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl after he mistakenly knocked on his door dies a week after pleading guilty

Andrew Lester shot Ralph Yarl in April 2023 after he mistakenly rang his doorbell

The Independent UK

The white man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies

An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake

The Independent UK

Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Black Teen Who Mistakenly Rang His Doorbell While Trying to Pick Up Younger Siblings

A Kansas man pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the 2023 shooting of a Black student who mistakenly rang his doorbell trying to pick up his siblings.

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Retiree who shot Black teen that mistakenly rang his doorbell pleads guilty to lesser charge

Andrew Lester now faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison after shooting Ralph Yarl in 2023

The Independent UK

Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, 2 people familiar with case tell AP

An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake

The Independent UK

Trial Of 86-Year-Old Man For Shooting Black Teen Proceeds

Legal proceedings continue for Andrew Lester, an 86-year-old man charged with shooting a Black teenager in Kansas City, raising questions about racial moti...

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Missouri man fatally shoots his mother at home after mistaking her for intruder

Jaylen Johnson charged with manslaughter after shooting death of his mother at their home’s back door in St Louis suburb

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Ralph Yarl, Black teenager shot by white man, now in Missouri’s all-state band

Yarl was shot in the head and arm last year after he rang the doorbell to the wrong house while trying to pick up his brothers

The Guardian - US

Off-duty Texas police officer shoots Black neighbor through closed door

There have been several recent incidents in the US in which people have been shot after approaching the wrong residence

The Independent UK

Man who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door enters not guilty plea; trial is scheduled

A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday

The Independent UK

White homeowner, 84, pleads not guilty to charges for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl

Mr Yarl, then 16, was shot after he drove into the wrong driveway

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

Teenager Ralph Yarl was shot without warning through a door after going to the wrong house to collect his brothers.

The Independent UK

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

Mr Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action

The Independent UK

Judge to decide whether white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

A Missouri judge is expected to rule on whether an 84-year-old white homeowner will stand trial for shooting a Black teenager who went to the wrong home to pick up his brothers

The Independent UK

‘License to kill’: How ‘Stand Your Ground’ gun laws are fuelling random shootings and racism across the US

Josh Marcus reports on a growing body of laws making it easier to ‘shoot first and ask questions later’

The Independent UK

As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing

Four months after Ralph Yarl was shot in the head when he went to the wrong house, the Black teenager has started his senior year of high school

The Conversation

How the shooting of Ralph Yarl demonstrates the fiction of a colorblind society in America

Given the gunshot wounds to his head and arm, the fact that Ralph Yarl was able to celebrate his 17th birthday on May 7, 2023, is a modern-day miracle.

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl reveals white homeowner told him ‘not to come here ever again’ before shooting him twice

Ralph Yarl, then 16, mistakenly drove into the driveway of 84-year-old Andrew Lester’s home in Kansas City, Missouri

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