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The legal team for a Kansas City, Missouri, former cop convicted of killing a 26-year-old Black man wants a judge to offer their client a bond so he can

Eric DeValkenaere, the suspended Kansas City, Missouri, police detective who was convicted in November of two felonies in the shooting death of Cameron Lamb, appeared in court Wednesday for a case review.

Eric DeValkenaere, a white Kansas City police detective who was convicted in the shooting death of Cameron Lamb, a Black man, is no longer with the police department.

A white Kansas City police detective convicted in the fatal shooting of a Black man is no longer with the police department. The Kansas City Star reports a police spokeswoman

We have not begun needed work for justice in policing, but hopefully convictions will send shockwaves through America's police departments.

On Thursday, the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners met for the final time this year. It was the first time the public got a chance to talk to Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department Chief Rick Smith since audio surfaced of him allegedly calling Cameron Lamb a "bad guy."

Smith intends to retire next year.

Contrary to the police union president’s claim that Kansas City is “defunding the police,” the city is poised to hire new officers and raise salaries.

Friday marks two years since Cameron Lamb was shot and killed by police.

By EMILY RITTMAN Click here for updates on this story    KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) -- Cameron Lamb’s family members held a caravan