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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Justice for Sonya Massey

Feds to investigate the fatal shooting of a Black woman in her home. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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The Daily Briefing

YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Wed Jul 24 2024

 

Nicole Fallert Newsletter Writer

@nicolefallert

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by law enforcement inside her home. Vice President Kamala Harris is leading Donald Trump in new polling. A draconian abortion ban in Iowa is set to go into effect.

🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, Daily Briefing author.  Want to talk about death

Justice Department will investigate shooting of Sonya Massey

One after day after Illinois State Police publicly released body camera footage of Sonya Massey's fatal shooting, civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the case is now part of a Justice Department investigation. The 36-minute body camera footage shows the rapid escalation that led former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean P. Grayson to shoot Massey, 36, inside her home in Springfield, Illinois.

What happened: Grayson and another deputy responded to Massey's house on July 6 after she called 911 to report a possible intruder.

In the body camera video: Grayson yells at Massey over moving a pot of boiling water from the stove to the sink. He then threatens to shoot her in the face and screams at her to drop the pot. The video shows Massey ducking before Grayson fires at her three times, including a fatal shot to the head.
Grayson, 30, of Riverton, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and official misconduct. He remains in custody without bail.
The scope and scale of the official investigation is still unclear, Crump said. But details of Massey's death have prompted major outcry, including from President Joe Biden who called the shooting "unthinkable, senseless" and "shocking, horrifying and heartbreaking".

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Body camera footage shows Sonya Massey talking to deputy Sean Grayson minutes before Massey was fatally shot and killed.

Photo provided by Illinois State Police

Kamala Harris holds slight lead over Trump, poll says 

Vice President Kamala Harris has been quickly building momentum among the Democratic base as she seeks to clinch her party's nomination - and former President Donald Trump may be in trouble with his new competitor, a new poll shows. Harris is leading Trump 44% to 42% among registered voters.

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An Iowa judge has ruled the state's hotly contested six-week abortion ban will officially take effect on July 29, just over a year after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it into law. Reynolds, who has worked to enact a six-week ban since 2018, called the decision "a victory for life." Read more

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The moon rises behind the Olympic rings displayed on the Eiffel Tower in Paris on July 22, 2024.

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