A Missouri judge ruled Andrew Lester must stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, who went to the wrong house by mistake. Yarl was shot in the head but survived.
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Despite such laws, “you do not have the right to shoot an unarmed kid through a door,” District Attorney Zachary Thompson said Thursday, . Some in the courtroom wore T-shirts stating: “Ringing a doorbell is not a crime” and “Justice for Ralph,” the news agency added.Lester’s legal defense team has highlighted the fact that Yarl had initially told police interviews in the aftermath of the event, that he had not reached for the storm door.
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