Man shot and killed by Kansas City police detective Tuesday is identified
After a man was shot and killed by a police detective in Kansas City Tuesday, the department continued to investigate whether the man had pointed a gun at the officer or fired.
The man was identified Wednesday as Cameron Lamb, 26.
The incident began Tuesday afternoon when a disturbance between two vehicles was reported near 35th Street and College Avenue. A police helicopter tracked one of the vehicles, which pulled behind a residence in the 4100 block of College.
Detectives approached a man in the vehicle and “the officer was put in a position where he had to discharge his firearm,” said Capt. Tim Hernandez, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.
A neighbor said Wednesday that he was walking into his kitchen when he heard four shots. They sounded like they were coming from his backyard, he said. A few moments later, he saw officers running up the street.
Police investigating the shooting found Lamb inside the vehicle with his left arm and head hanging out of the driver’s side window. On the ground near his left hand was a handgun, police said.
The second vehicle was also located.
Three people involved in the incident were detained and questioned, but none were charged, Hernandez said.
The detective was placed on administrative leave according to department protocols.
Lamb’s death was the city’s 142nd homicide this year, according to data maintained by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
