Sangamon County, IL

Columbus, OH

Macomb, IL

Terrell Miller was used as a human shield, police stated, during a standoff with a man who reportedly stabbed the boy's mother. It took four months for the tragedy regarding Terrell Miller, out of Macomb, Illinois, to reach the masses. As the U.S. was swept up in the news about Sonya Massey's slaying in nearby Springfield, it's reported that her four-year-old cousin, Terrell, lost his life after being used as a human shield during a confrontation. NewsOne stated that police were responding to a call of a man, suspect Anthony George, with a knife in a domestic dispute. This resulted in the deaths of both George and little Terrell, and the officer responsible will not be charged.

Police Killed Sonya Massey's 4-Year-Old Cousin Terrell Miller In March: What We Know

Newly released audio recordings show the former Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was previously reprimanded at another agency for filing an inaccurate report about a traffic stop and pursuit.

Recording shows deputy who killed Sonya Massey was admonished for inaccurate traffic stop report at previous job

Ben Crump says the deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey wasn't afraid of her pot of hot water and was moving closer to her to get a better shot.

Sonya Massey Shooting, Ben Crump Claims Deputy Moved Closer For Better Shot

Springfield, IL

The cop accused of fatally shooting Sonya Massey after she called 911 for help told his partner not to get a medical kit to try save her. Black woman Sonya was apologizing to an Illinois sheriff's deputy just seconds before she was fatally shot three times in her own home. The final and deadly shot hit her head, as revealed by body camera footage that was made public on Monday.

Cop who fatally shot Sonya Massey in the face told partner not to get medic kit in bid to save her

Comedian Allison Reese went viral on TikTok for her impression of Vice President Kamala Harris. CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister sits down with her to discuss how she does it.

Meet comedian who went viral for her impression of Kamala Harris

Sonya Massey from Springfield, IL was shot and killed by Sean Grayson, a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, in the early morning hours of July 6, 2024, after Massey called the police to report a suspected intruder on her property. Now, at least one TikTok creator has spoken out about what happened.

‘As a cop, I am completely disgusted’: Female officer speaks out against the heartless killing of Sonya Massey

New York Post

The deadly shooting of Sonya Massey by an Illinois cop now charged with her murder was initially called in as being “self-inflicted,” newly released audio shows. 

Shocking footage released earlier this week showed how Massey, 36, was shot three times after apologizing to officers and ducking down out of their way after one threatened to shoot her “in the f–king face” as she held a pot of boiling water.

Bodycam footage released by Illinois State Police also captured a dispatcher asking the responding Sangamon County sheriff’s deputies: “Just to confirm: self-inflicted?”

“Self-inflicted,” an unidentified voice then answered a few moments later.



However, the...

Police called fatal Sonya Massey shooting ‘self-inflicted’ despite deputy’s shots: audio

ABC News

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, whose office hired the former deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey last month, said that he will not resign.

'Horrified': Sheriff who hired ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing speaks out

Los Angeles, CA

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L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Flagler County, FL

Fox News

A deputy in Flagler County, Florida, has resigned after witnesses say he fell asleep while guarding an inmate, allowing the inmate to escape custody.

Florida deputy was 'likely sleeping' when inmate escaped hospital: sheriff

Lake County, FL

Eustis, FL

CBS News

A Florida sheriff's deputy was killed and two other deputies wounded in what authorities called an ambush shooting inside a home.The three deputies with the Lake County Sheriff's Office were responding to calls of a physical disturbance at a home in Eustis, Florida – a rural part of the county – on Friday night.John Herrell, a spokesperson for the sheriff's department, told CBS News that the deputies separated the involved parties and then were asked to check on a home a few houses down.Two deputies went a few houses down the street from the caller and found a door that...

Florida deputy killed, 2 deputies wounded in shooting, authorities say

Georgia State

Birmingham, AL

Law & Crime

A 27-year-old man in Alabama has been arrested after he allegedly struck an 84-year-old wheelchair-bound man heading home from church in on Father’s Day and then fled the scene in his vehicle. Sammus Hikeem Strickland is accused of hitting and killing Erwin Ellis Curtis. Jail records reviewed by Law&Crime...

Driver accused of running down 84-year-old in wheelchair leaving church on Father’s Day is freed from jail 2 hours after arrest

Groveland, FL

A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era South in 1949 has died at the age of 92.

White woman who wrongfully accused ‘Groveland Four’ of rape in Jim Crow-era South dies at 92

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

South Carolina State

Columbia, SC

A man doing life for two murders and who told authorities he "got tired of waiting" for his first assignment as a mafia hit man and decided to "embark on his own killing spree" got life for two more.
The post ‘He will kill again. He likes it’: Man ‘got tired of waiting’ for his 1st assignment as mafia hit man and went on his own ‘killing spree’ first appeared on Law & Crime.

'He will kill again. He likes it': Man 'got tired of waiting' for his 1st assignment as mafia hit man and went on his own 'killing spree'

Illinois State

The Shade Room

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell has spoken on the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, which occurred at the hands of his ex-deputy Sean Grayson. Additionally, the sheriff has addressed calls from the community, and Massey’s father, to resign from his position. RELATED: Sonya Massey’s Family Seeks JUSTICE After A 911 Call Resulted In Her Tragic Death [...]
The post UPDATE: Sheriff Of Illinois Deputy Who Shot Sonya Massey Breaks Silence & Addresses Calls To Step Down (WATCH) appeared first on The Shade Room.

UPDATE: Sheriff Of Illinois Deputy Who Shot Sonya Massey Breaks Silence & Addresses Calls To Step Down (WATCH)

MadameNoire

At Monday’s conference, Sheriff Jack Campbell sought the community’s forgiveness and committed to reforming policies, training practices, and standards within the sheriff’s office

‘She Called For Help And We Failed’: Sheriff, Whose Deputy Killed Sonya Massey, Apologizes But Refuses To Resign

NewsBreak

Deputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke ‘in the name of Jesus’ indicated intent to kill him

The deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month said he believed that when the Black woman who called 911 for help unexpectedly...

Deputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke ‘in the name of Jesus’ indicated intent to kill him

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