Bodycam video of Sonya Massey death released

Deputy says on video that he feared being splashed with boiling water

SCREENGRAB FROM BODY-WORN CAMERA VIDEO

Here is the view from former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson, with Sonya Massey crouching behind a counter, seconds before Grayson allegedly shot Massey, 36, inside her home in the 2800 block of Hoover Avenue in the "Cabbage Patch" neighborhood. Click on the photo to view the video.

Here is video from the body-worn cameras of two Sangamon County sheriff's deputies who entered Sonya Massey's Woodside Township home on July 6. Massey, 36, received a fatal head wound, allegedly from a 9mm handgun fired by Deputy Sean Grayson. Grayson, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder in the incident, and authorities have said he was unjustified in his use of deadly force.

President Joe Biden just released a statement about Massey, saying, "Sonya’s death at the hands of a responding officer reminds us that all too often Black Americans face fears for their safety in ways many of the rest of us do not."

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