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Missouri Governor Commutes Sentence of White Cop Who Killed Cameron Lamb

HeadlineDec 24, 2024

Missouri Governor Mike Parson is facing criticism from civil rights groups for commuting the sentence of a white police detective who was convicted of fatally shooting Cameron Lamb, a 26-year-old- Black man, in 2019. The detective, Eric DeValkenaere, shot and killed Lamb, who was backing his truck into his own garage. DeValkenaere was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. Gwendolyn Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, said, “By freeing a convicted officer who unlawfully killed Cameron Lamb, a young Black man, the governor has made it crystal clear that Black lives do not matter in the state of Missouri under his leadership.”

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