Post by minx on Jul 23, 2024 8:35:55 GMT -5
Sonya Massey calls police at 12:50am - she heard noises and thinks there's a prowler outside. Before the call, she had put a pot of water on the stove to heat for a bedtime drink (this is important)
Police arrive quickly. They find no signs of a prowler, but a car has been broken into. They knock on the door - Massey answers, is calm and polite.
They ask if they can come in and make sure no one is inside. Of course!
The pot of water is now boiling.
As they speak in her living room, the deputies note the pot on the lit stove and one says, “we don’t need a fire while we’re here.” Massey gets up and turns off the stove and the shooting then follows.
In the footage, deputy Sean Grayson and another deputy speak calmly with Massey in her home when she goes to the stove to turn off a pot of boiling water. She then picks up the pot and the other deputy steps back, “away from your hot steaming water,” he says.
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she says in response.
“Huh?” the deputy says.
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she repeats.
“You better f**king not or I swear to God I’ll f**king shoot you in the f**king face,” Grayson says.
He then draws his firearm and points it at her, and she ducks and says, “I’m sorry” while lifting the pot, the video shows.
“Drop the f**king pot!” both deputies yell. Grayson then shoots her in the face as she's holding the now empty pot (she dropped the water on the floor) in front of her and cowering behind her kitchen counter.
THAT'S when he turns on his body camera, and tells the other deputy not to bother with giving her any medical attention - 'That's a headshot - you're wasting your time' he says calmly.
How do we know all of what happened beforehand. The other deputy did his job and turned on his camera as soon as he arrived at the scene.
And yes, Grayson is being charged with murder for her death. Doesn't bring her back though.
Body cameras should be mandatory. All the time and no excuses.
Police arrive quickly. They find no signs of a prowler, but a car has been broken into. They knock on the door - Massey answers, is calm and polite.
They ask if they can come in and make sure no one is inside. Of course!
The pot of water is now boiling.
As they speak in her living room, the deputies note the pot on the lit stove and one says, “we don’t need a fire while we’re here.” Massey gets up and turns off the stove and the shooting then follows.
In the footage, deputy Sean Grayson and another deputy speak calmly with Massey in her home when she goes to the stove to turn off a pot of boiling water. She then picks up the pot and the other deputy steps back, “away from your hot steaming water,” he says.
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she says in response.
“Huh?” the deputy says.
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she repeats.
“You better f**king not or I swear to God I’ll f**king shoot you in the f**king face,” Grayson says.
He then draws his firearm and points it at her, and she ducks and says, “I’m sorry” while lifting the pot, the video shows.
“Drop the f**king pot!” both deputies yell. Grayson then shoots her in the face as she's holding the now empty pot (she dropped the water on the floor) in front of her and cowering behind her kitchen counter.
THAT'S when he turns on his body camera, and tells the other deputy not to bother with giving her any medical attention - 'That's a headshot - you're wasting your time' he says calmly.
How do we know all of what happened beforehand. The other deputy did his job and turned on his camera as soon as he arrived at the scene.
And yes, Grayson is being charged with murder for her death. Doesn't bring her back though.
Body cameras should be mandatory. All the time and no excuses.
