Authorities in Springfield released police body camera video showing the deadly shooting of Sonya Massey that occurred during a tense moment over a pot of water…
Authorities said Sonya Massey Massey, who is Black, called 911 in the early morning hours on July 6 to report a suspected prowler.
Massey opens the door approximately four minutes later, explaining that there was someone outside her house.The two deputies who responded to the call explain they searched the area and didn't find anyone, to which Massey replies,"Please God , please God, I'm trying to get help, ya'll."The deputies then ask - multiple times - what Massey needs help with and the Springfield woman replies she heard somebody outside.
Grayson, speaking to his partner, says he wasn't going to"take hot, boiling water to the f---ing face." Grayson, who was fired following the incident, did not activate his body camera until after firing the shots, prosecutors contended. If convicted, he faces prison sentences of 45 years to life for murder, six to 30 years for battery and two to five years for misconduct.
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