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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.
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.
Woman dead after deputy-involved shooting in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A woman is dead after a deputy-involved shooting in Springfield early Saturday morning. According to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, around 12:50 a.m., sheriffs were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of Hoover Avenue for reports of a “prowler.”. Two deputies...
Crump speaks out on body cam footage showing Sonya Massey shooting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Famous civil rights attorney Ben Crump is speaking in Springfield Monday after the release of body camera footage showing the death of Sonya Massey. Massey called 911 on the night of July 6 for reports of a “prowler.” Prosecutors said in court that while Sangamon...
Released footage shows the shooting of Sonya Massey in her home
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Sangamon County State's Attorney released body camera footage Monday showing the events leading up to the shooting of Springfield woman Sonya Massey shortly after a 911 call. The release of the video had been postponed at the request of Massey's family, but was finally...
Bodycam video shows deputy fatally shoot woman who called 911 for help
Prosecutors on Monday released body-camera footage of an Illinois sheriff’s deputy shooting an unarmed Black woman in her house this month after she called 911 to report a prowler. The videos were made public five days after the deputy was charged with first-degree murder. The footage shows Sean Grayson...
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...
Body-cam video released by Illinois police shows deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey after she called for help
Illinois State Police have released body camera footage from the deputies who responded to the residence of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was shot and killed by one of the officers after she had called them for help.
Sonya Massey murder: Officials release video of officer shooting Black woman in her Illinois home
WARNING: The video below is graphic and disturbing. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. Sonya Massey murder: Illinois police bodycam video shows fatal shooting. The Illinois State Police released 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. WARNING: The video is graphic. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
Video shows sheriff’s deputy shoot and kill an unarmed woman in Springfield, Ill.
The Sangamon County State’s Attorney released body camera footage on Monday showing then-sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson shooting and killing Springfield, Ill. resident Sonya Massey inside Massey’s home. The shooting happened a little after midnight on July 6 after Massey, who is Black, called 911 to report a...
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