U.S. Department Of Justice Demands Police Records On Sonya Massey’s Killing
The U.S. Justice department has ordered that the records of Sonya Massey's killing be turned over by an Illinois sheriff's office.
DOJ opens investigation into fatal Sonya Massey shooting
In a letter to Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, the DOJ said the shooting raised “serious concerns about SCSO’s interactions with Black people and people with behavioral health disabilities.” The DOJ added that the incident has ...
U.S. Opens Investigation Into Killing of Sonya Massey
The Justice Department notified Sangamon County, Ill., that it had opened a civil rights investigation after reports about the shooting raised “serious concerns.”
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,
Justice Department Opens Inquiry in Sonya Massey Death
The Justice Department is opening a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of an Illinois woman inside her own home by a sheriff's deputy. Sonya Massey, 36, was killed by former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson in July amid an exchange over a pot of boiling water.
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DOJ Investigates Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, following allegations ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July killing of Black woman
The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, ...
Massey Commission endorses resolution for county mental health board
Sonya Massey, who was shot to death on July 6, was the subject of a mental health call the day before the fatal shooting.
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What to expect from DOJ investigation in Sangamon County
The Department of Justice is investigating the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office and the Sangamon County Central Dispatch System. In their letter to the county, the DOJ ...
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Massey Commission praises DOJ investigation, makes more recommendations in second meeting
The Sonya Massey Commission is not taking the credit for the U.S. Department of Justice opening an investigation into the ...