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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July killing of Black woman

  • The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records about the shooting of a Black woman, Sonya Massey, by an Illinois sheriff's deputy, as part of an investigation into local authorities' treatment of Black residents.
  • The Justice Department stated that the shooting raises serious concerns about SCSO's interactions with Black people and people with behavioral health disabilities.
  • The department has requested all documents related to the case, including body camera footage and personnel lists.
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U.S. Opens Investigation Into Killing of Sonya Massey

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy of Sonya Massey, a woman who had called the police because she thought a prowler was outside her home and was killed after an exchange with responding officers over a pot of hot water. In a letter to officials in Sangamon County, the Justice Department said that it had reviewed reports about the shooting of Ms. Massey, who was Black, and that they ra…

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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after Sonya Massey killing in July

The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy as it investigates how local authorities treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities. The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, dated Thursday. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Downstate sherif…

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Sheriff's office investigated after Black woman shot dead in her own home

The US Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of Sonya Massey - an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff's deputy - as part of an investigation into how local authorities treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities

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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey

U.S. Justice Department demands records from Sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey

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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July killing of Black woman

The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy. The government is investigating how

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DOJ opens civil rights investigation of Illinois sheriff’s office fatal shooting of Sonya Massey

The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months after a deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey while responding to her call about a possible prowler outside the 36-year-old Black woman’s home.

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