Man pleads guilty in shooting of US teen Ralph Yarl

The unarmed teenager was shot in April 2023 after knocking on the wrong door as he went to pick up his brothers. He survived the shooting.

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Andrew Lester on Friday agreed the lesser charge as part of a plea deal, according to US media. His trial was due to begin next week.

In April 2023, Ralph Yarl, 16, rang Lester's doorbell as he went to pick up his younger brothers. Prosecutors say Lester shot the teen without speaking to him. The boy survived.

His was one of several cases at the time of unarmed people being shot after confusing addresses, which launched debate over stand your ground laws in some US states that allows use of deadly force to prevent death or great bodily harm.

The case prompted protests and attracted attention from civil rights and racial justice advocates, who argued that Ralph Yarl's race was a factor in the shooting. Ralph is black and Lester is white.

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