Jack Campbell, the sheriff who employed the former deputy who killed Sonya Massey, spoke publicly for the first time in Springfield, Il on Monday night.
Tesfaye NegussieThe sheriff for Illinois' Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, which employed the former deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her home earlier this month after she called 911 to report a possible intruder, said during public comments Monday night that they had "failed" her.
Many attending Monday's gathering applauded Campbell's comments, but some expressed fear and outrage concerning law enforcement and community relations in the area. Grayson, 30, and a second, unnamed deputy responded to Massey's 911 call on July 6 reporting a possible intruder at her Springfield home.released last week and reviewed by ABC News shows Massey, who was unarmed, telling the two responding deputies, "Please, don't hurt me" once she answered their knocks on her door.
Massey family attorney Ben Crump has said the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the shooting. However, Chicago ABC station WLSlast week that the Justice Department told them in a statement that it "is aware of and assessing the circumstances surrounding the tragic officer-involved death of Ms. Sonya Massey and extends condolences to her family and loved ones."
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