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The administration acknowledged that this has happened by mistake.
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Rachel Scott, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old Missouri man who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of a Black honor student who rang the White man's doorbell in Kansas City by mistake, has died, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
—CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man's doorbell by mistake.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Scott, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old Missouri man who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of a Black honor student who rang the White man's doorbell in Kansas City by mistake, has died, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
—CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man's doorbell by mistake.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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“By mistake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20mistake. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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