Community Mourns as Illinois Woman Killed by Deputy After Seeking Help is Laid to Rest; Officer Charged with Murder
Springfield, Ill. — Community members gathered in mourning at the funeral of Sonya Massey in Springfield, Illinois, an area reeling after the shocking incident where Massey was shot and killed by a responding officer following her own 911 call. The deputy involved in the shooting now faces significant legal repercussions, including murder charges. On a distressing early morning this July, deputies from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Massey’s home on Hoover Avenue …