Illinois Police release bodycam video of fatal shooting of Black woman in her home

The Sheriff’s office in Sangamon County released body-camera footage Monday showing the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old woman who had called 911 for help, in a case that has led to murder charges against a Sangamon County deputy.

The 36-minute video includes bodycam footage from two deputies who responded to a 911 call about a suspected 'prowler' at the home of the now deceased.

Deputy Sean Grayson is charged with several crimes including first-degree murder in the shooting death of Massey, who can be seen holding a pot that was allegedly filled with boiling water.

From the video, the following interaction was transcribed by CNN:

"In the footage, deputy Sean Grayson and another deputy speak calmly
with Massey in her home when she goes to the stove to turn off a pot of
boiling water. She then picks up the pot and the other deputy steps
back, “away from your hot steaming water,” he says."

“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she says in response.

“Huh?” the deputy says.

“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she repeats.

“You better f**king not or I swear to God I’ll f**king shoot you in the f**king face,” Grayson says.

He then draws his firearm and points it at her, and she ducks and says, “I’m sorry” while lifting the pot, the video shows.

“Drop the f**king pot!” both deputies yell.

Three shots are heard. After a few seconds of silence, one deputy says “shots fired” and calls for EMS.

“I’m gonna go get my kit,” the other deputy says.

“Nah – She’s done. You can go get it, but that’s a headshot,” Grayson responds, followed by cursing.

“Dude, I’m not taking f**king boiling water to the f**king head. And look, it came right to our feet, too,” Grayson says.

Minutes
after the shooting, Grayson speaks off-camera to another law
enforcement figure. “She had boiling water and came at me with boiling
water,” he says in the video. “She said she was going to rebuke me in
the name of Jesus and came at me with boiling water.”

Noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump is representing the family of Sonya Massey, no word on an attorney for Officer Grayson, who remains in lockup after being denied pre-trial release.