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DOJ opens civil rights investigation of Illinois sheriff’s office after shooting of Sonya Massey
The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months after a deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey while responding to her call about a possible prowler outside the 36-year-old Black woman’s home.
Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey
The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, dated Thursday.
Sangamon County sheriff's department subject of a Department of Justice civil rights probe
The fatal shooting of Sonya Massey has led to the Department of Justice launching a civil rights investigation of the Sangamon County sheriff's office.
DOJ investigating Sangamon County for discrimination after Sonya Massey murder
The Department of Justice is formally inquiring into Sangamon County for its nondiscrimination practices. County officials said they received a formal letter from the Department of Justice asking for more information after receiving allegations the Sheriff’s Office,
USDOJ: Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office may have violated Civil Rights Act in Massey killing
SummaryDOJ letter cites statutes from 3 separate federal laws on race, disabilities, police safety The United States Department of Justice has issued a letter formally notifying the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office of potential violations of federal statute,
US Department of Justice is investigating deadly Illinois police shooting of Sonya Massey
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the deadly police shooting of a Black woman that happened at her downstate Illinois home back in July.
Justice Department confirms investigation of Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office after Sonya Massey’s death
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson holds his weapon while speaking to Sonya Massey in her home on July 6. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder after responding to a call from Massey about a suspected intruder at her home.
DOJ opens civil rights probe of Illinois sheriff's office after death of Sonya Massey
The fatal shooting earlier this year of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, sparked national outcry over police violence.
Department of Justice demand sheriff's records in Sonya Massey killing
At the time of the fatal shooting, the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office was led by then-Sheriff Jack Campbell, who retired in ...
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Justice Department launches probe into police shooting death of Sonya Massey
Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, was killed in July when deputies responded to a call about a possible prowler at her home in Springfield, Illinois. She was shot three times during a ...
Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after killing of Black woman
The Justice Department wants to know if the sheriff's office has strategies when responding to people in "behavioral health crises," among many other requests.