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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.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
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.