WASHINGTON, July 24 — New body camera footage released by police in Illinois shows officers shooting dead an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called for help over a...
This still image taken from a police bodycam video released by the Illinois State Police on July 22, 2024, shows Sonya Massey reacting after a police officer draws his weapon before being shot and killed on July 6, 2024. — AFP pic/Illinois State PoliceWASHINGTON, July 24 — New body camera footage released by police in Illinois shows officers shooting dead an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called for help over a possible intruder.
Massey, 36, called 911 to report a possible intruder at her home and police arrived after midnight July 6, according to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office. When one of the deputies steps back, Massey asks why, and he responds with a laugh: “away from your hot steaming water”. Afterward, one of the officers said they were afraid of “taking f***ing boiling water to the f***ing head.”Officer Sean Grayson, who is white, has been fired and charged with murder, with Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell issuing a statement to denounce his “unjustifiable and reckless decision”.
“Equal justice is paramount,” Crump told the news conference yesterday, saying that state authorities had promised a “fair and transparent investigation.” Police shootings and brutality — especially instances of white on Black violence in a country with a long history of discrimination — often attract outrage and protests in the United States, as well as defences and pushback from ardent police supporters.
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