Sonya Massey

Sonya Massey killed by Illinois deputy amid mental health crisis

In the days leading up to the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy, several 911 calls were made by Massey and her mother, seeking help and asking police not to harm her, according to dispatch records. The recently released emergency response calls reveal that law enforcement was aware of Massey’s mental health crisis before the shooting,…