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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...
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.
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...
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...
Video of Sonya Massey shooting released to the public
More than two weeks after Sonya Massey was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in her home, the video of the incident is now available for all to see. Massey, a 36-year old Black woman, called 9-1-1 to report a prowler near her home in the 2800 block of S. Hoover Ave. in unincorporated Springfield. Two Sangamon County deputies responded.
Officer charged with murder for shooting a Black woman who called 911 for help
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – An Illinois grand jury indicted former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson last week after he shot and killed Sonya Massey, a Black woman, after she called 911 for help. Massey, 36 of Springfield, called police early July 6 to report a suspected prowler, according...
Illinois Police Share Video From a Body Cam Showing the Shooting Death of a Black Woman in Her Home
Monday, body camera video of the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who had called 911 for help, by police was made public. This is part of a case that has led to murder charges being brought against a deputy. A court document filed by prosecutors says...
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...
Bodycam video shows moment Illinois police fatally shot Black woman who called 911 for help
Authorities on Monday released police body camera video showing the deadly shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Springfield woman, that occurred during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home. The July 6 incident Massey dead and prompted first-degree murder charges against former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy...
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