A 36-minute bodycam video released by Illinois State Police provides a chilling look at the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in her own home after she called 911 about a possible intruder. NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports for TODAY. Warning: The video is disturbing.
Authorities have released body camera video showing Illinois woman Sonya Massey being fatally shot in her home by police, amid calls for justice from her family and protests over her death. Massey, 36, called 911 for help from her home in Springfield at about 1 a.m. on July 6, saying she thought she heard an intruder outside, the Illinois State Police said.
'OK, I’m sorry!' Massey responds, before ducking behind the counter. The second deputy also draws his gun, and Grayson yells 'Drop the f--- pot!' repeatedly before three shots are heard, according to the bodycam footage. The coroner later confirmed the mother of two was fatally shot in the head. In the video, moments after the shooting, Grayson speaks to the second deputy, who hasn't been identified. 'I’m not taking hot boiling water to the f---- face,' Grayson says.
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