Horrific new bodycam footage shows black woman being shot in face by white cop and killed in her home after calling 911 to report a prowler By James Cirrone For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:50, 22 July 2024 | Updated: 22:07, 22 July 2024 e-mail 3 View comments The bodycam footage of Sonya Massey, a black woman from Illinois , getting shot by a white police officer was released Monday under the authority of the Sangamon County State's Attorney's office. The release of the video has been delayed at the request of Massey's family, but this afternoon it was published to the Illinois State Police's YouTube account.
Officers first arrived on Massey's doorstep in Springfield on July 6 after she called 911 to report a possible prowler in the area at around 1 am. At 1:21 am, the two officers were inside her home and Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson is seen on his partner's body cam drawing his weapon. He pointed his 9mm pistol at Massey, 36, who was holding a pot of boiling water in the kitchen.
Seconds after telling her to drop that pot, she ducked and said 'I'm sorry,' before Grayson shot her in the face. A deputy's body cam shows Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson on Sonya Massey doorstep on July 6 after she called them to report a prowler The moment before Grayson shoots Massey in her kitchen Following the shooting, Grayson was fired and charged with first degree murder. Before she was shot, Massey and the officers appeared to argue over the pot, which had b.