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KC Police Detective Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in Fatal 2019 Shooting

KC Police Detective Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in Fatal 2019 Shooting

KC Police Detective Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in Fatal 2019 Shooting

By the Associated Press. 

A judge has convicted a white Kansas City police officer of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a case in which prosecutors said police planted evidence.

Jackson County Judge Dale Youngs issued the verdict Friday against Officer Eric J. DeValkenaere in the death of 26-year-old Cameron Lamb, who was parking a pickup truck in his backyard when he was shot Dec. 3, 2019. DeValkenaere said he fired after Lamb pointed a gun at another detective.

The judge called it a tragic case with troubling facts, saying police were the initial aggressors and had a duty to retreat. DeValkenaere will remain free on bond until he’s sentenced at a later date.

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