CHICAGO – As nationwide outrage over the police shooting of Sonya Massey grows, calls for justice are getting louder.
At Chicago Police Headquarters, community activists came together Saturday to rally in support of Massey. The rally was also attended by George Floyd’s uncle, who has been traveling across the country looking to create change.
“She should be alive today,” said local activist Carolyn Ruff.
The 36-year-old unarmed woman was killed in her Springfield home last month by a now-fired Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy.
“That is an outrage in the video what we saw, and we’re not going to have it no more,” said Anthoine Heath.
Massey who family members said had been experiencing some mental health issues, called police on the morning of July 6 worried there was an intruder in her home. But tensions soon escalated.
Massey was moving a pot of hot water from the stove when former deputy …