The legal proceedings concerning Andrew Lester have concluded as he died while awaiting sentencing, Clay County Court officials shared Wednesday.

An 86-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree assault in the 2023 shooting of a Black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell, accord

Andrew Lester died on Wednesday (Feb. 19), according to a statement from Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson. The news comes just days after the 86-year-old plead guilty to felony assault in the second degree for shooting Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager who accidentally knocked on his door in 2023.

An 86-year-old Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake.

Andrew Lester entered a guilty plea to second-degree assault in a quick 10-minute court hearing Friday. Lester, 85, was accused in the April 2023 shooting of an unarmed Black teenager, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers.

Andrew Lester, who pleaded guilty to shooting a Black teenager who rang his doorbell by mistake, has died ahead of his sentencing.

Andrew Lester pleaded guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the White man's doorbell by mistake.