23-04-2025
Lamb family settles with KC police board for $4.1M in wrongful death lawsuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal court in the Western District of Missouri has approved a $4.1 million settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit brought forth by the family of Cameron Lamb — an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by now-former KCPD detective Eric DeValkenaere in 2019.
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Lamb's family will receive $4.1 million in two installments, a large portion of which will go toward the family's legal fees. A trust has been established for Lamb's three children.
According to court documents, the Kansas City police board has been ordered to pay the full amount; DeValkenaere has to pay nothing.
FOX4 is working to learn if/how much of the $4.1 million will be paid with taxpayer dollars.
According to court documents, DeValkenaere and the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri, deny all allegations made by the Lamb family and admit no accountability in the death of Lamb.
DeValkenaere and the board agreed to settle strictly 'for the purpose of avoiding further controversy, litigation, and expense.'
However, DeValkenaere was found in 2021 and was sentenced to six years in prison.
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At his criminal trial, prosecutors argued that police scene to support DeValkenaere's claims that Lamb was armed.
The KCPD detective left the police force after his conviction, but remained free on bond until losing his appeal in October 2023.
In December 2024, Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted DeValkenaere's prison sentence – when he still had nearly five years left to serve. DeValkenaere has since been released from prison.
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