KCPD Detective Stands Trial For Deadly Shooting Of Cameron Lamb

As objectively as possible, we notice a great many activists and progressive journalists interested in this proceeding . . . And advocating for a verdict in line with their agenda.

Here's the background . . .

Lamb’s killing was among several cases cited by a group of civil rights organizations in a petition urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the Kansas City Police Department. The indictment in the case came days after Lamb’s death garnered renewed attention stemming from his family’s meeting with then-President Donald Trump in 2020.

In the past year, prosecutors have brought criminal charges against five white Kansas City police officers for allegedly using excessive force against Black people. DeValkenaere is the only officer charged in an on-duty killing.

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