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The Kansas City cop who shot and killed Cameron Lamb is now charged with manslaughter, but Lamb’s parents are expecting even more consequences after getting a face-to-face promise from President Trump.
Laurie and Aqil Bey were at the White House earlier this week with their attorney Lee Merritt, and had a chance to discuss Cameron’s death with the President. They say he was polite and attentive during the meeting, and said he would put the feds on the case.
They say it was a heartening convo, and now they’re hoping POTUS follows through. There are a lot of loose ends in the puzzling case.
Thursday evening, a grand jury indicted officer Eric DeValkenaere, charging him with involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action for the reckless death of Cameron, a father to 3 young boys.
ICYMI … Cameron was backing his truck into his garage last December when 2 plain-clothed officers burst onto his property without a warrant and without announcing themselves as cops. DeValkenaere says he fired the fatal shots because he thought Cameron had a gun in his hand, but his partner has testified Cameron’s hand was empty.
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Merritt says the feds need to step in and investigate the entire KCPD, because the family has good reason to believe a gun was planted in the garage to make it look like Cameron was armed.
Bottom line: the family is happy charges were filed, but says they’re still a long way from justice being done.