Here’s What We Know About Sonya Massey

 

Her title was Sonya Lynaye Wilburn-Massey, and he or she didn’t should die.

 

The police killing of Sonya Massey has sparked nationwide outrage as particulars proceed to emerge. Physique-camera footage has surfaced displaying a police officer fatally taking pictures Massey, an unarmed Black girl who known as the police to her house, on July 6, to report a attainable break-in. Right here’s what we all know to this point: 

Who Was Sonya Massey?

Massey was a 36-year-old mom of two who lived in Springfield Illinois. Her heartbroken father described her as a “daddy’s woman.” Massey additionally struggled together with her psychological well being. Based on her obituary, she leaves behind a son and daughter, each of whom are youngsters, her father, mom, and sister, and several other aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was a member of Second Timothy Baptist Church and retired from J&J Gaming in her hometown.

What Occurred On The Evening She Was Killed?

Massey known as 911 to report a possible intruder to her house.

Two white sheriff’s deputies confirmed up and issues went left virtually instantly. The body-camera footage reveals two deputies talking calmly with Massey, who had gone to show off a pot of boiling water. The offending officer, Sean Grayson, asks her to step away from the water to which Massey replied;

“I rebuke you within the title of Jesus.”

“You higher f—cking not or I swear to God I’ll f–king shoot you within the f–king face!” says Grayson whereas Massey stays calm, shrinks as if crouching briefly, and apologizes.

Grayson tells her to drop the pot once more and swiftly shoots her earlier than she will get an opportunity to do something.

What Have been The Post-mortem Outcomes?

The Related Press stories that Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon detailed in an post-mortem report launched Friday that Sonya Massey’s dying was a murder.

 

The bullet that killed her struck her simply beneath her left eye and Massey had “minor blunt pressure accidents” to her proper leg.

How Is Sonya Massey’s Household Coping?

Based on PEOPLE, there’s a verified GoFundMe for Massey’s grieving family.

Since that fateful day, the story of Massey’s killing has gone viral. Now, her household, together with her 17-year-old son Malachi and 15-year-old daughter Summer time, are attempting to deal with the sudden lack of their mom, who Raymond described as “loving and caring.”

“They’re taking it a day at a time,” Raymond, 64, tells PEOPLE. “I imply, a minute at a time. It’s devastating to me, not to mention [Sonya’s mother] Donna and Summer time and Malachi.”

He continues,

“It’s burning so deep. Each member of the family goes by that proper now. However the children, it’s a must to say that’s twofold.”

Raymond provides that he’s been in contact with the kids, who’re within the care of different family proper now, saying;

“Me and [Malachi] had an important dialog about his mother and the way a lot he misses his mother from being murdered. And that’s arduous for anybody, not to mention a 17-year-old boy who beloved and cared for his mother.”