# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CrMSRh3sDd3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18810616-thekansascitystar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-04-18T21:05:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

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The 84-year-old Kansas City man who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl admitted to local detectives that he opened fire “within a few seconds” of seeing the Black teen on his Northland doorstep, according to charging documents filed in Clay County on Monday. 

The man, Andrew D. Lester, who is white, allegedly told police he feared for his safety when he answered the door and saw Yarl there. The teenager, an honor student at Staley High School, accidentally went to the wrong house while trying to pick up his younger brothers and was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell

On Monday, Lester was charged with counts of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He faces up to 30 years in prison on the assault charge alone.

Lester has now surrendered to authorities and has been booked into the Clay County jail. He is now out on bail.

Get the latest news on the #RalphYarl shooting at KansasCity.com

#KansasCity #LocalNews #Crime

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