Associated Press

In the period of 6 days, 4 youths throughout the U.S. have actually been shot-- one fatally-- for making one of the most unavoidable and regular errors in daily life: appearing at the wrong location.

A male shot and injured 2 cheerleaders outside a Texas grocery store early Tuesday after one of them stated she mistakenly entered his automobile thinking it was her own.

A group looking for a pal's house in upstate New York arrived in the wrong driveway just for one of them to be shot to death Saturday night, authorities stated.

In Missouri last Thursday, a Kansas City teen was shot twice after going to the wrong home to get his younger siblings, raising concerns about the state's "stand your ground law" and increasing racial stress.

Below is a brief look of each shooting and the ensuing criminal investigations in Missouri, New York and Texas.

THE SHOOTING IN KANSAS CITY

Honors student Ralph Yarl, 16, mixed up the address when he went to pick up his twin brothers on Thursday night. Instead of going to 115th Terrace, he appeared at the house of Andrew Lester, 84.

Lester, who is white, informed cops he had simply gotten in bed when he heard the doorbell. Before answering, he got his revolver. Lester stated he then saw Yarl, who is Black, pulling on the storm door handle, something Yarl conflicts, according to the possible cause declaration.

Lester told cops he thought the teen was trying to get into the home and he was "scared to death," the declaration said. Without stating a word, Lester fired twice.

Yarl stated the first shot struck him in the head, knocking him to the ground. As he lay there, the 2nd bullet pierced his arm. Yarl told cops he left as the homeowner yelled, "Don't come around here," the declaration said.

Lester was charged with first-degree assault Monday and turned himself in Tuesday.

Some civil liberties leaders have required a hate criminal offense charge, but Zachary Thompson, Clay County prosecuting lawyer, said first-degree assault is a higher-level criminal offense with a longer sentence-- as much as life in prison.

The wounded teen is recovering at home, and his mother, Cleo Nagbe, said the injury appears. She told "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King that her kid mostly "just sits there and stares and the buckets of tears simply rolls down his eyes."

Legal specialists believe Lester's legal representatives will claim self-defense under Missouri's "stand your ground" law, which permits making use of deadly force if an individual fears for his/her life. Missouri is among approximately 30 states with such statutes.

St. Louis defense lawyer Nina McDonnell stated district attorneys have a strong case but the "stand your ground" defense is a "big difficulty" to get rid of.

But Ari Freilich, a lawyer and state policy director with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said nothing in the law "permits somebody to shoot very first and ask concerns later when somebody innocently rings a doorbell."

THE SHOOTING IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

Kaylin Gillis, 20, was taking a trip through the rural town of Hebron with three other individuals Saturday night when the group turned onto a residential or commercial property that was not the buddy's home they were searching for, authorities said. They were met with gunfire in the driveway.

The group was attempting to turn the vehicle around when the property owner, Kevin Monahan, 65, came out onto his porch and fired 2 shots, according to Washington County Sheriff Jeffrey Murphy.One round hit Gillis, eliminating her.

They drove to the nearby town of Salem, near the Vermont state line, and called 911, stated Murphy, who noted the area has restricted cell phone service.

Monahan was scheduled into the Warren County jail on a charge of second-degree murder. It wasn't clear whether he had an attorney who might speak on his behalf.

Murphy said at a news conference Monday that there was "no factor for Mr. Monahan to feel threatened."

New York does not have a "stand your ground" law.

THE SHOOTING IN TEXAS

A man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a supermarket parking lot after among them said she incorrectly entered his automobile thinking it was her own.

The shooting in Elgin, east of Austin, occurred early Tuesday in an area that serves as a carpool pickup area for members of the Woodlands Elite Cheer Company, group owner Lynne Shearer said.

Heather Roth stated she left her friend's automobile and into a lorry she believed was hers, but there was a complete stranger in the traveler seat, KTRK-TV reported. She stated she stressed and got back into her good friend's automobile, however the guy left his car and approached. She stated she tried to apologize through her friend's cars and truck window, but the man tossed up his hands, pulled out a weapon and opened fire.

Roth was grazed by a bullet and treated at the scene, cops stated. Her colleague Payton Washington, 18, was shot in the leg and back.