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Three judges appointed by the Missouri governor found that Cameron Lamb did not have a gun in his hand when Eric DeValkenaere shot him. From Melinda Henneberger:

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Tuesday he has no timeline for making a decision on pardoning former Kansas City Police Detective Eric Devalkenaere.

“The one thing that bothered me more than anything about that case was the way the prosecutor handled that in Kansas City,” Parson said during a radio interview on Wednesday.

The family of an ex-Kansas City police officer, found guilty at trial on charges of second-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action, has asked the governor for a clemency.

Gov. Mike Parson can’t disregard the court system and set a dangerous precedent that puts police above the law. | Opinion

Former KCPD Detective Eric DeValkenaere seeks a pardon from Missouri Governor Parson after being convicted for killing Cameron Lamb. Opponents urge against a pardon.

A letter from the mother of a man killed by a Kansas City, Mo., police detective urged Gov. Parson not to pardon the convicted detective.

A majority of the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council are urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson not to pardon convicted former KCMO PD detective Eric DeValkenaere.

"Murder and involuntary manslaughter arising from criminal negligence are two different things," said Missouri Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs in handing Kansas City police officer Eric Devalkenaere a six-year prison sentence. "They are different legal concepts. They are different things. Eric Devalkenaere is not Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd." As it turns out…

Former Kansas City police detective Eric Devalkenaere was convicted of shooting and killing Cameron Lamb. He was sentenced to six years in prison.