Sonya Massey was shot and killed by a responding officer after she called 911 because she thought there was an intruder in her home, according to officials. CNN — The day before the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey in Illinois, her mother called 911 and said her daughter was having a mental breakdown but wasn’t dangerous: “I don’t want you guys to hurt her. Please.” It’s unclear whether the deputies who responded the next day knew about her mental health concern. The newly obtained emergency response calls provide more details on law enforcement’s knowledge of Massey’s condition leading up to the shooting, as national outrage over her killing in her Springfield home on July 6 and the deputy’s actions continues to grow. Sean Grayson, the 30-year-old Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who has since been fired from the agency, wasindicted by a grand jury on July 17on three counts of first-degree murder and one count each of aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in c...
