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The sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey claims he feared she was going to throw a pot of boiling water on him, however based mostly on the horrifying police physique cam … her household and their legal professional aren’t shopping for it.
Ben Crump is representing Sonya’s household, and joined us on “TMZ Live” Tuesday alongside her father, James Wilburn, and we requested about their takeaway from the physique digicam footage exhibiting her deadly interplay with legislation enforcement.
Ben says Sean Grayson — the Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy charged with first-degree homicide — would not seem like he is fearing for his security within the footage, as a result of as an alternative of shifting away from Sonya as she handles a pot of boiling water, he strikes towards her.
Crump thinks Grayson was shifting nearer to Sonya, so he might get a greater shot.
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Keep in mind, Grayson fired 3 pictures, one among which hit unarmed Sonya in her head, after which informed his associate to not hassle with rendering her medical support as she bled out on her kitchen ground.
Grayson stated he feared for his security, however the Illinois State Police say their evaluate discovered his use of pressure was NOT justified.
Crump’s taking it one step additional … and thinks if Grayson was actually afraid, he would’ve moved away from Sonya and never towards her.
Sonya’s father says he was, at first, misled about this being an officer-involved taking pictures — and tells us he by no means thought his daughter would be a part of the likes of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and different Black folks killed by police.
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James says his daughter’s dying has been particularly arduous on him … and he is sure it might have brought on his coronary heart to fail, if not for a current bypass surgical procedure.
Backside line for Ben … the deputy’s excuse right here is “asinine.”
