Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: 'I offer up no excuses'

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Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: 'I offer up no excuses'
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The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized Monday night during a community meeting.

The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey , the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized to the community.In this image taken from body camera video released by Illinois State Police, Sonya Massey , left, talks with former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson outside her home in Springfield , Ill., July 6, 2024.

“I stand here today before you with arms wide open and I ask for your forgiveness,” an emotional Campbell said. “I ask Ms. Massey and her family for forgiveness. I offer up no excuses. What I do is offer our attempt to do better, to be better.”, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in the death of 36-year-old Massey for the July 6 shooting.

Grayson was vetted and approved for hiring by Sangamon County in May 2023 despite two drunk-driving convictions, the first of which got him eincluding as a sheriff’s deputy in Logan County, where he was reprimanded for ignoring a command to end a high-speed chase and ended up hitting a deer. Sierra Helmer of Springfield said if she needs the police, she should be able to summon them without fear.

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