A strong reaction from community advocates followed Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s decision to commute the sentence for ex-Kansas City, Missouri, police officer Eric DeValkenaere.
He was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and armed criminal action in the killing of Cameron Lamb.
Lamb family “My heart breaks for a family who lifted their hands now have to fold their arms,” said Pastor Darron Edwards.
Edwards, the lead pastor of United Believers Community Church, was alongside the Lamb family throughout the case. He said he went to every court hearing.
The pastor had a private conversation with the family after hearing of the governor’s decision.
KSHB 41 “They’re not ready to sing “We Shall Overcome” right now,” he said. “They want to figure out why this has happened.
Johnny Waller applauded the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office for how they handled the case.
Despite DeValkenaere’s conviction and an appellate judge upholding that conviction , Waller believes the system found a way to fail again.