KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas today released the following statement after Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced a Grand Jury indicted a Kansas City police officer in the shooting of Cameron Lamb:

“My heart continues to break for the family of Cameron Lamb. I thank the Grand Jury, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office, and the FBI for their work. Even though it has been unnecessarily delayed in this case, I believe our justice system in Kansas City took an important step today, showing all are accountable before the law.”

Earlier this month, Mayor Lucas convened an emergency Board of Police Commissioners meeting, where he led the Board in implementing several new Kansas City Police Department oversight measures, including requiring the KCPD to reverse its policy of not sending probable cause statements to the relevant County Prosecutor’s office and FBI or other third-party law enforcement investigation in all cases in officer-involved shootings.

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