She contacted the police herself when she was afraid that someone had broken into her house in Springfield, Illinois. On 6 July, the 34-year-old was killed by a policeman in his own home. Two policemen turned up outside her home and were let in by Massey himself. The police have now published a video of over 30 minutes from the incident. The video in this case is an extract from the video cut by the Reuters news agency. An old photo of Massey who was shot and killed by the police earlier in July. Photo: AP The video shows a normal conversation between Massey and the two policemen, until they start discussing Massey’s driver’s license. Then the police see a kettle with boiling water and ask her to move the kettle away from the scene. The policemen retreat and Massey asks where they are going. Then they answer that they are moving away from the boiler. Massey then replies “Oh, I’ll rebuke you in the name of Jesus.” So she resisted the policemen. – It’s best that you don’t, I swear I’ll shoot you, warns the one policeman. They raise their weapons at her, and Massey kneels with her hands in the air. The police are in the house in Massey for a while before they fire shots at her. Photo: AP Massey apologizes twice and is then hit in the face by three shots. She dies on the spot. – It’s a headshot. She is dead, says one of the policemen. Had schizophrenia Her daughter has confirmed that Massey had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, a disease in which one can have serious delusions. Massey had two teenagers, a boy and a girl. On Monday, Ben Crump, the lawyer for Massey’s family, met the press, CNN writes. He then said that Massey had psychological problems, but that she was not aggressive towards the police. “Say her name” Donna Massey mourns the loss of her daughter during a demonstration in Springfield. Photo: Thomas J. Turney/The State Journal-Register / Reuters – She needed a helping hand, not a bullet in the face, said Crump. Massey’s father also stated that he had not been told that it was a policeman who had killed his daughter. – I got the impression that an intruder had broken in and killed my child. They never said it was a policeman until my brother read it on the internet. On Friday last week, the family gathered for Massey’s funeral. Charged with murder Illinois State Police started an investigation into the incident. They found that there was no good reason for the use of force. He who killed Massey has lost his job with the police in Illinois. The policeman is charged with murder, and has been put in prison until the trial against him begins. He himself pleads not guilty, writes The Guardian. The house of Sonya Massey in Springfield, Illinois where she was killed. Photo: John O’Connor / AP That a police officer has been charged with murder has not happened since George Floyd was killed in 2020, according to The Guardian. After the policeman was sentenced for the murder of Floyd, many hoped that this would bring about change in the United States. Strong reactions Massey joins a long line of black people who have been killed by the police in the United States. Breanna Taylor and Atatiana Jefferson were two black women who were killed by the police in 2022. On July 12, several people gathered outside the Sangamon County courthouse in Springfield to demonstrate against the killing of Massey and asked the police to make the video recording available. The police have now done that. Donna Massey broke down in tears in the courtroom when the policeman was charged. Photo: Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-Register / Reuters – Until we get justice for Sonya Massey, we renounce the discriminatory penal system in the name of Jesus, said the family’s defender Ben Crump on Monday. Massey’s murder has caused major reactions in the United States. Among others, President Joe Biden is shaken by the incident. – When we call for help, all of us Americans, regardless of who we are and where we live, we should be able to do so without fear for our lives, said Biden: – Sonya’s death reminds us that black Americans live in fear of their safety which many of us do not meet. Published 23/07/2024, at 13.12 Updated 23.07.2024, at 14.08
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