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Body cam video shows Illinois deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey
Sonya Massey ducked and apologized to an Illinois sheriff's deputy only seconds before he shot her three times, with one fatal blow to the head in her own home, as seen in body camera video released Monday.
Video shows Illinois police fatally shoot woman in her home
Illinois police have released bodycam footage that shows the chaotic moments that led to the fatal shooting of a woman who had called 911 to report a suspected intruder at her home. The killing of Sonya Massey, 36, over Independence Day weekend has led to criminal charges against one of...
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.
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...
Prosecutors release body cam footage showing deputy shooting woman who called 911 for help
Police body camera footage released on Monday shows the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman from Springfield, Illinois. Massey, 36, called 911 early on July 6 to report a possible prowler. Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson and another deputy arrived at the scene and entered her house.
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.
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 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...
Body camera video of Sonya Massey’s shooting released
SPRINGFIELD – State Police have released the body camera footage from both of the deputies that responded to Sonya Massey’s residence when she was shot and killed on July 6. The full video can be found here on YouTube. The body camera video is graphic and viewer discretion...
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...
‘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...
'Where is the humanity?' Reacting to release of the Sonya Massey bodycam footage
Ryan Williams, a criminology and criminal justice professor at the University of Illinois Springfield, said he has seen a lot of body-worn camera videos over the last 25 years. The video put out Monday to the public involving Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a Sangamon County Sheriff's...
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