Missouri Officer Charged In Fatal Shooting of Black Man In His Backyard Awaits Verdict After Week-Long Trial with Claims of Planted Gun, Cops’ Unlawful Entry
A Kansas City, Missouri, police detective is now waiting for a judge to deliver a verdict after his involuntary manslaughter trial in the fatal shooting a Black man in 2019 ended on Friday. The trial for Detective Eric J. DeValkenaere marked the first time in the city’s history that an officer has been charged in…
