Illinois sheriff's deputy charged with murder in death of woman in her home

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Published 2024-07-22
A sheriff's deputy in Springfield, Ill., has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman in her home. Investigators say Sonya Massey called about a possible intruder and let the deputy into her home. Bodycam video shows that when Massey picked up a pot of boiling water the deputy, Sean Grayson, shot her. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports.

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All Comments (21)
  • @dreamer6508
    Warning: calling 911 can be dangerous to your health
  • @sue3424
    Who is going to "drop" a hot pot of boiling water or whatever on the floor. That's dangerous. He is nuts.
  • @Raven-ug8uw
    She ducked down. What possible threat. None. Evil.
  • @trinasyoutube
    He LIED when he said she was charging him with that pot of boiling water. She clearly spoke as if she had “memory” issues whether it was mental illness or dementia - they showed her absolutely no compassion.
  • @jasond8738
    A cop get disturb by a lady saying I rebuke you in the name of Jesus, jeez I swear some cops are just cowards with a gun..
  • @GigaHellblaze
    Over a pot..officers like him are cowards and killers, he should've never been hired in the first place. I hope he goes to prison for the rest of his life for killing this poor woman.
  • @ChocolatteDee
    She said “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus” before he took offense/triggered, raises his pistol shouts at the woman kneeling on the floor three times before shooting her while she was crouched, in the face.
  • @RP-le1fp
    There was no threat from the lady. That cop is going down.
  • The woman started to knell to the ground you can see him pointing downwards she was probably shocked and didn’t know what to do so she knelled with the water and was no threat and got shot in the head. To many cops today get charged with similar crimes but get light sentences because they were wearing a badge at the time it’s just crazy it just shows don’t call the police for anything you might lose your life.
  • She never said or did anything threatening towards that deputy. This was a execution.
  • @Wooley689
    This video is leaving out the fact that the officer - who had his bodycam on - had said to her she should take the pot off the stove so it didn't burn up. That is why she went over there to get it off the stove. The deputy that shot her also told the other not to get his med kit to render aid. She never ever made any type of aggravated action to the either of them. The one that shot immediately tried to convince the other she was coming at him with the hot pot. We don't need to wait five years for this trial, and all the evidence is right there so there is no defense.
  • @daha3074
    Excessive force. Unbelievable.
  • @emerymyers7748
    He shot her in the head, in her home. As a Marine veteran that served during wartime, I’m ashamed of what we have “protecting” us
  • @yelleryoung5870
    Straight up murder. He will go ten miles down the road and get hired by another station as his punishment.
  • @Raven-ug8uw
    I can't close my mouth. I am beyond shocked. The cruelty. If she only has boiling water, back tf away.
  • @jigc23
    Mf was looking for the slightest excuse to do what he did
  • This officer told her that he was going to put a bullet in her face. And then he did exactly that a split second later. If anyone thinks this officers actions were justified, imagine if it was your Mom?😣
  • @hpb5495
    Caution: Blue line trash at work.