Community leaders in Springfield, Ill., called on protesters to remain peaceful following the arrest of the deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey while responding to a 911 call from her home. WAND's Hannah Flayhan reports.
A fatal law enforcement shooting in Illinois that prompted outrage from protesters and officials followed a dispute over a pot of steaming water in the victim’s home, court and law enforcement records say. Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson, who was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and other crimes in the July 6 killing of Sonya Massey, 36, is accused of shooting Massey in the face after he and another deputy were dispatched to her home shortly before 1 a.m.
According to the petition, Massey put her hands in the air and apologized before she ducked. Grayson approached Massey with his gun still drawn, according to the summary. She quickly stood up and grabbed the pot. Grayson continued to tell her to drop the pot as he approached, and she threw steaming hot water on a chair next to the cabinets she had been ducking behind, the summary says.
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