Andrew Lester Wiki –  Andrew Lester Biography

Andrew Lester ,the owner of a home where a black teen was shot and wounded last week in Kansas City’s Northland is a white man in his 80s, according to property records and an attorney for the teen’s family. Clay County District Attorney Zachary Thompson identified the suspected shooter at a news conference Monday afternoon announcing the charges against him. A warrant was issued for his arrest.

At a news conference Sunday, Police Chief Stacey Graves said the homeowner allegedly shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl after the teen came to the wrong house to pick up his siblings in the 1100 block. from 115th street. Graves said Lester had been initially detained on Thursday, taken into custody for 24 hours and released pending further investigation.

Andrew Lester Age

The age of Andrew Lester is 84 years.

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Andrew Lester accused of killing Ralph Yarl

Property records reviewed by The Star show that Lester, 84, owns the house where Ralph was shot. A custody status database also showed that KCPD booked him last week on assault-related charges. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is among the attorneys representing Ralph’s family, said that based on what Ralph’s relatives told him, the shooter is white.

Ralph rang the doorbell at the wrong address before the shooting: at a house on 115th Street instead of 115th Terrace, according to police. The man who answered the door shot Ralph in the head and shot him again when he was on the ground, Ralph’s family said. Ralph was able to get up and ask the neighbors for help, but he had to go to three houses before he got help. Lawyers hired by Ralph’s family criticized law enforcement’s decision to release Lester last week.

“There can be no excuse for the release of this armed and dangerous suspect after admitting that he shot a defenseless, unarmed and non-threatening teenager who rang the doorbell,” said Lee Merritt, a Texas-based civil rights attorney. Graves said Sunday that detectives needed a statement from the victim to press charges against the shooter. She also said investigators would consider whether the shooter was protected by Missouri’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” law.Read More……