Cameron Lamb’s parents react to governor-elect’s position on clemency

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The father of Cameron Lamb questions the reasons why Missouri’s new governor-elect might grant clemency to Lamb’s killer.

In 2021, a judge convicted Eric DeValkenaere of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action for the 2019 death of Lamb. DeValkenaere was a detective for the Kansas City Police Department at the time of the shooting.

He followed Lamb home after witnessing Lamb chase another car. He shot Lamb while investigating the chase.

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Cameron Lamb and his family

A judge determined DeValkenaere did not have standing to be on Lamb’s property at the time of the shooting. A state appeals court upheld the conviction.

DeValkenaere is in prison serving a six-year sentence.

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The Kansas City, Missouri, police detective who shot and killed Cameron Lamb on Dec. 3, 2019, Eric DeValkenaere, took the stand in his own defense Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court.

Wednesday, Governor-elect Mike Kehoe said he is friends with DeValkenaere’s wife.

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