Sonya Massey was shot to death in her own home by a police officer with a questionable background who responded to her call for help.
Sonya Massey was a mother and a loving person who has left behind a hole in the hearts of family, friends, and the people in her community.
The same threat that exists for Black men when law enforcement is called exists for Black women—but it is often dismissed, ignored, or trivialized.
We’re still waiting to see if Massey‘s killer, ex-Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, will be brought to justice.
Sonya Massey was murdered as far as we’re concerned and that isn’t just our “woke” opinion. The criminal justice system also believes this to be fact as former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was fired, arrested, and charged with first-degree murder for killing Massey in yet another viral video depicting a Black person’s last moments alive while interacting with law enforcement.
Justice For Sonya Massey: Activists Demand Killer Ex-Cop Remain In Jail After Sean Grayson’s Release
A Fourth District Appellate Court decision overturned a lower court’s ruling that Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean P. Grayson, who is charged with first-degree murder after shooting Sonya Massey to death in her home on July 6, should be remanded until trial.
“I interpreted this to mean she was going to kill me,” Grayson wrote.
A decade of anti-Black police violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents.
There’s a perpetual war on Black women.... LEAVE US ALONE.
Sonya Massey's mother, Donna, feared that her daughter was having a mental breakdown when she called the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office a day before her daughter's tragic police shooting on July 6.
At Monday’s conference, Sheriff Jack Campbell sought the community’s forgiveness and committed to reforming policies, training practices, and standards within the sheriff’s office
More details are emerging about the shocking death of Sonya Massey.