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Massey's mother had called police because she feared her daughter was having a mental breakdown.
More than 100 years ago, a mob of white residents in Springfield lynched two Black men and burned down Black-owned businesses.
Masseys family called for Sheriff Jack Campbell's resignation after former deputy Sean Grayson killed the 36-year-old Black woman.
Firearms are not proportional to boiling water, under any circumstance," one expert said.
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J.B. Pritzker said Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell has not done enough to address the fatal shooting by one of his former deputies.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) re-introduced a bill that pushes for independent investigations in police-related deaths of civilians.
Illinois is about to become the latest state to bar employers from pressuring workers with anti-union talk. But legal challenges lie ahead for these laws.
The ex-deputy killed Sonya Massey inside of her home over a boiling pot of water.
Protesters demanded to know what led the officer to fatally shoot Sonya Massey inside her Illinois residence when she called 911 for help.
Sonya Massey made a 911 call for help. But soon after officers arrived, she was "struck by gunfire," authorities said.
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