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Body camera video shows Sonya Massey's final moments before she was fatally shot by a deputy
Authorities released body camera footage Monday of Sonya Massey's final moments before she was fatally shot by law enforcement at her home in Springfield, Illinois. Massey, 36, was killed July 6 after she called the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office because she was afraid there might be a prowler outside, according to an attorney for her family and Illinois State Police.
Officials to release video of officer shooting Black woman in her home after responding to 911 call
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials in Illinois’ capital plan to release video on Monday of police entering the home of a woman who called 911 for help and the violent scene that ensued when a sheriff’s deputy shot her in the face. The Illinois State Police announced...
Body camera video shows Illinois deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey inside her home
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Authorities in Illinois released body camera footage on Monday showing the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot in the face by a white sheriff’s deputy after calling 911 for help earlier this month. Massey, 36, was killed in the early morning of...
Springfield woman Sonya Massey was fatally shot in her home by a sheriff’s deputy
At 10 this morning, Sangamon County officials are supposed to release body camera footage of the night 36-year-old Sonya Massey was killed. Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson shot Massey earlier this month, after she had called 911 to her Springfield home to report a prowler. Grayson, who has since been fired, now faces murder charges. Meanwhile, Massey’s family and friends mourned the loss and cheered her memory at her funeral on Friday. WBEZ’s Mawa Iqbal was there.
Video shows moments Illinois police officer fatally shoots Sonya Massey
Police shot and killed 36-year-old Sonya Massey in her home on July 6. ISP posted the body worn camera (BWC) on Monday after Sangamon County State’s Attorney John C. Milhiser and law enforcement consulted with Massey's family.
Crump and Massey family address the media following release of bodycam video
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Nationally known civil rights attorney Ben Crump was joined by the family of Sonya Massey at the Springfield NAACP Monday afternoon following the release of bodycam footage. Former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson is seen in the footage shooting Massey in her home...
Body Worn Camera Video From July 6, 2024 Shooting Death of Sonya Massey Released
On behalf of Sangamon County State’s Attorney John C. Milhiser, the Illinois State Police (ISP) is posting the body worn camera (BWC) video from the officer-involved shooting of Ms. Sonya Massey on July 6, 2024. The release of this video is occurring after consultation with the family of Sonya Massey.
Illinois police release bodycam video of fatal shooting of Black woman in her home
(CNN) — Body-camera footage showing the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who had called 911 for help, was released Monday in a case that has led to murder charges against a deputy. The 36-minute video released via the Illinois State Police includes body-camera footage...
‘Sonya Massey should be alive today’: President Biden speaks out on death of Illinois woman killed by deputy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — President Joe Biden is speaking out Monday on the death of Sonya Massey after the release of body camera footage showing when Massey was shot and killed by a former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy earlier this month. The president said in the statement he...
Illinois State Police Releases Footage of Deputy Fatally Shooting Woman
In a case that has drawn the attention of President Biden, the Illinois State Police on Monday released disturbing body camera footage that showed a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting a woman in the head in an exchange over a pot of water. The footage shows the moments on July...
Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage
(Reuters) – The Illinois State Police released video on Monday of a sheriff’s deputy killing a woman in her home this month, revealing details of a shooting that some likened to high-profile cases in which law enforcement has used excessive force on Black Americans. Sean Grayson, a white...
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