Sonya Massey’s mom called 911 to report her daughter was having a mental breakdown the day before she was killed
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The day before the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey in Illinois, her mother called 911 and said her daughter was having a mental breakdown but wasn’t dangerous: “I don’t want you guys to hurt her. Please.” It’s unclear whether the deputies who responded the next day knew about her mental health concern.
The day before the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey in Illinois, her mother called 911 and said her daughter was having a mental breakdown but wasn’t dangerous: “I don’t want you guys to hurt her. Please.” It’s unclear whether the deputies who responded the next day knew about her mental health concern. The newly obtained emergency response calls provide more details on law enforcement’s knowledge of Massey’s condition leading up to the shooting, as national outrage over her killing in her Springfield home on July 6 and the deputy’s actions continues to grow. Sean Grayson, the 30-year-old Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who has since been fired from the agency, was indicted by a grand jury on July 17 on three counts of first-degree murder and one count each of aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in connection with the shooting. He has entered a not guilty plea and was denied pretrial release, according to court records. “(Sonya Massey) called for help and we failed,” Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell said during a community meeting about the shooting at a church in Springfield Monday. On July 5, Massey and her mother, Donna Massey, called 911 at different times, according to Sangamon County records. The mother told a dispatcher the day before the shooting that her daughter is having a mental breakdown but isn’t a danger to herself or others.
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