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December 24, 2024

Missouri Governor Commutes Sentence of White Cop Who Killed Cameron Lamb
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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 De Valkenaere, shot and killed Lamb, who was
backing his truck into his own garage. De Valkenaere 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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