Body camera video footage has been released from the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Sonya Massey by Deputy Sean Grayson in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Donna Massey mourns the loss of her daughter, Sonya Massey, who was fatally shot in her home on July 6. Donna Massey was attending a protest in front of the Sangamon County Building on July 12, 2024. A former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy has charged with murder.sheriff’s office has released body camera footage captured by Deputy Sean Grayson on July 6, when he shot and killed Sonya Massey, 36, in her home after she called 911 to report a suspected intruder.
Three shots were fired shortly after both deputies could be heard yelling: “Drop the fucking pot.” Of the three shots Grayson fired, one struck Massey in the face. When the other deputy present announces that he is going to retrieve an aid kit, Grayson tells him: “Nah, she’s done. You can go get it, but that’s a headshot … Dude, I’m not taking fucking boiling water to the fucking head. And look, it came right to our feet, too.
Massey’s funeral was held on Friday, July 19. Speaking with reporters ahead of the gathering, civil rights attorney Ben Crump stated that the contents of the video footage from the shooting would “shock the conscience of America like the pictures of Emmett Till after he was lynched.” Crump, who is representing Massey’s family, has previously represented the families of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and more.
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