Andrew Lester, 86, has died after pleading guilty to the intentional shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl outside Lester's Kansas City home in 2023.

Andrew Lester’s attorney, Steven Salmon, said his client had been in “seriously ill health for a significant time.” He said Lester did not die by suicide.

Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old white man who pleaded guilty Friday to shooting Black teenager Ralph Yarl in the head after Yarl mistakenly rang his doorbell, has died, prosecutors in Clay County, Missouri,

Andrew Lester pled guilty to "second-degree assault" for shooting a Black teenager who rang his doorbell. The 86-year-old died a day later.

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.

Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old Missouri man who shot Black honor student Ralph Yarl in 2023 after the teen mistakenly rang his doorbell, has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge.

Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man who pleaded guilty last week to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl in 2023, has died while awaiting sentencing.