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(NewsNation) — Graphic video of a 36-year-old woman, Sonya Massey being changeable dormant by an Illinois sheriff's lawman has been released.
Sean Grayson, a sheriff's lawman for Sangamon County Sheriff's Office successful Springfield, Illinois, changeable Massey successful the aboriginal hours of July 6, astir 30 minutes aft Grayson and his presently unnamed spouse arrived astatine Massey's Springfield home.
Massey had called 911 owed to the beingness of a "prowler" successful proximity to her location connected Hoover Avenue.
Despite Massey behaving erratically, speech betwixt she and the officers was civilian until Grayson's spouse moved further distant arsenic Massey took a cookware of h2o disconnected the stove.
After Grayson had explained wherefore his spouse had moved back, she replied, "I rebuke you successful the sanction of Jesus" portion holding the pot. When asked what she had said, Massey repeated it earlier Grayson said, "You amended f---ing not, I curse to god, I volition sprout you successful your f---ing face."
Grayson past pulled a weapon from his holster and pointed it astatine Massey. He past demanded she driblet the pot. The instructions were repeated by his partner.
While unclear owed to an obstructed view, the cookware of h2o deed the crushed precise adjacent to erstwhile shots rang out.
Grayson and his spouse jumped backmost arsenic helium fired owed to the blistery h2o spilling toward Grayson's feet.
The sheriff's lawman past confirmed helium changeable Massey successful the head. When his spouse said he'd get the aesculapian kit, Grayson replied, "It's a headshot dude, she's done. You tin spell and get it, but that's a headshot."
1:21:25 “I’m not taking f—-- boiling h2o to the f—-- head,” Grayson added.
1:22:00 “What other bash we do? I’m not taking hot, boiling h2o to the face, and it already reached us.”
1:22:23 As Massey laic connected the floor, Grayson commented from respective feet away, “She’s inactive breathing but she’s losing a batch of humor from the head.”
1:22:30 Almost 2 minutes aft Massey was shot, Grayson went and retrieved a aesculapian kit, saying connected his mode outside; “There’s thing overmuch we tin do.”
The different serviceman attended to Massey during this time, astatine which constituent Massey, according to him, was inactive alive.
Grayson has already been charged with 3 counts of first-degree murder. It is alleged by prosecutors that helium discouraged his spouse from giving aesculapian assistance fixed the severity of the caput wound.
Grayson was besides charged by a expansive assemblage with aggravated artillery with a firearm and authoritative misconduct.
Grayson is presently successful custody with his archetypal tribunal day acceptable for Thursday, according to NewsNation affiliate WCIA.
President Joe Biden issued a connection connected Massey's decease Monday afternoon.
Sonya Massey, a beloved mother, friend, daughter, and young Black woman, should beryllium live today. Sonya called the constabulary due to the fact that she was acrophobic astir a imaginable intruder. When we telephone for help, each of america arsenic Americans — careless of who we are oregon wherever we unrecorded — should beryllium capable to bash truthful without fearing for our lives. Sonya’s death at the hands of a responding officer reminds america that each excessively often Black Americans look fears for their information successful ways many of the rest of america bash not.
Sonya’s family deserves justice. I americium heartbroken for her children and her full household arsenic they look this unthinkable and senseless loss. Jill and I mourn with the remainder of the state and our prayers are with Sonya’s family, loved ones, and assemblage during this devastating time.
I commend the swift actions that were taken by the Springfield State’s Attorney’s office. While we hold for the lawsuit to beryllium prosecuted, fto america commune to comfortableness the grieving. Congress indispensable walk the George Floyd Justice successful Policing Act now. Our cardinal committedness to justness is astatine stake.
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