Bodycam video shows US policeman fatally shooting Black woman in her home
Al Jazeera
Deputy Sean Grayson is charged with the murder of Sonya Massey after shooting at her three times.
Footage from a police body camera has shown a white officer in the US state of Illinois shooting dead a 36-year-old Black woman in her home after she called 911 to report a suspected intruder.
The 36-minute video, released by Illinois State Police on Monday, shows the moments leading up to, during and after the July 6 shooting of Sonya Massey, who had called the emergency line to report a potential “prowler” at her residence in Springfield.
In the video, two deputies are seen in a tense encounter with Massey after entering her home late at night. It culminates in one of the deputies, 30-year-old Sean Grayson, yelling at Massey to put down a pot of hot water, threatening to shoot her and then three shots being fired, one hitting her fatally in the head.
Grayson was indicted last week for first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct. He pleaded not guilty.
The video shows the two deputies reaching Massey’s home at about 1am.
