A timeline of events from her death to her funeral

Before the bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey of Springfield is released, here is a timeline of the events surrounding the fatal shooting.

Timeline

Around 12:50pm, July 6: Two Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputies, including suspect Sean P. Grayson, were called to a home in the 2800 block of Hoover Avenue in an unincorporated section of Woodside Township for a possible intruder. According to court documents, they contacted the 911 caller, Sonya Massey, who appeared “calm, perhaps unwell, not aggressive.”

While another officer was cleaning up the house, Grayson began “aggressively yelling” at Massey to put down the pot of boiling water she had taken off the stove, even though he had given her permission to do so.

More: Crump: Bodycam footage of Sonya Massey shooting will ‘shock the conscience of America’

Despite being in another room, Grayson pulled out his gun and threatened to shoot Massey in the face. According to documents, Massey threw her hands in the air, said “I’m sorry” and ducked for cover.

Grayson fired three shots, hitting Massey once in the face.

01:21 am, July 6According to a Sangamon County press release, officers reported that shots were fired at that time.

01:47 am, July 6: Massey is taken to the emergency room at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, where she is pronounced dead, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said.

09:20 am, July 6: Sangamon County issues its first press release on the case. By then, the case had been referred to the Illinois State Police by Sheriff Jack Campbell.

8 July: According to Allmon’s autopsy findings, Massey died of a single gunshot wound.

July 11: Civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has announced that he has been hired by Massey’s family.

July 12: A two-hour protest is organized at the Sangamon County Building, demanding the release of bodycam footage and transparency in the case. More protests are planned for July 15 and 16.

July 17 — Massey’s family members review deputies’ bodycam footage. A Sangamon County grand jury indicts Grayson on five counts, including three counts of first-degree murder. He is arrested and surrenders to police.

Campbell said Grayson had been fired as a deputy sheriff. Bodycam footage was announced to be released July 22. A protest rally draws about 200 supporters to the Springfield NAACP Building.

July 18: Grayson makes his initial appearance in Sangamon County Superior Court before Presiding Judge Ryan Cadagin. Grayson has pleaded not guilty to all five charges. Cadagin denied Grayson’s request for release under the Pre-Trial Fairness Act.

July 19: Massey’s funeral will be held at Ruby Funeral Services & Chapel. Crump delivered a eulogy for Massey, saying the bodycam footage would “shock the conscience of America” similar to footage of Emmett Till, a teenager whose lynching in 1955 sparked the civil rights movement.

2:00 PM, July 22: Planned release of deputy bodycam footage.

3:00 PM, July 22: Planned peace march in memory of Massey from Pleasant Grove Baptist Church to Comer Cox Park on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

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