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A Kansas City officer goes on trial

By Nomin Ujiyediin,
Byron J. Love
Published November 8, 2021 at 4:00 AM CST
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For the first time ever, a Kansas City police officer is standing trial in a fatal shooting. A grand jury indicted Eric J. DeValkenaere in the killing of a Black man in his own backyard last year. Plus, after months of courtroom delays, a judge will hear evidence in the innocence petition of Kevin Strickland.

Today is a big day at the Jackson County courthouse downtown. A Kansas City police officer will stand trial for the fatal shooting of a Black man. Eric J. DeValkenaere was indicted by a grand jury in 2020 for the killing of Cameron Lamb, who was shot to death as he was backing into his garage on Dec. 3. KCUR’s Dan Margolies explains what's at stake.

And in May, prosecutors said Kevin Strickland was not guilty of a murder he’s spent more than 40 years in prison for. But the Missouri Attorney General’s Office has repeatedly delayed his innocence hearing until this week. KCUR's Luke Martin reports on the long and winding legal process that brought us to this moment.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and edited by Gabe Rosenberg & Lisa Rodriguez

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Nomin Ujiyediin
As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
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Byron J. Love
As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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