'Heartbroken' Joe Biden breaks his silence with call for justice for black mom Sonya Massey after she was killed by white cop who shot her in the face
Criminal Justice,Police,Violence In America,Race And Racism,Gun Violence,Public Safety
President Joe Biden declared himself 'heartbroken' while stating that 36-year-old black woman Sonya Massey 'should still be alive today' after she was shot dead by a sheriff's deputy inside of her kitchen in Springfield, Illinois, on July 6.
Massey had called 911 to report a prowler on her property, around 200 miles south of Illinois. After two Sangamon County Sheriff's deputies searched the vicinity, they went inside the home to talk to Massey. The press release came in the wake of the release of the horrific bodycam footage in the incident.
During a brief, seemingly affable conversation, in which Massey was holding a pot of boiling water, Deputy Sean Grayson, who was hired despite previous DUIs, shot the woman dead after she made a comment about 'rebuking him in the name of Jesus.'
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