Police bodycam footage in the United States shows the fatal shooting of an unarmed African American woman during a call for help at her home in Springfield, Illinois. A police officer fired three shots with one of the bullets hitting 36-year-old Sonja Massey in the face.
The officer started shooting following a verbal exchange about a pot of water on her stove. Warning: This podcast contains audio of violence.Distressing content warning: Some may find the bodycam audio grab in this feature distressing
Bodycam footage shows 30-year-old officer Sean Grayson asking her for some ID before encouraging her to turn off her stove which was boiling a pot of water. Sonja Massey's father, James Wilburn, says Sean Grayson should never have been allowed to work in law enforcement given prior convictions for driving under the influence.
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