The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on July 23, 2024.
"Ryan Williams, a criminology and criminal justice professor at the University of Illinois Springfield, said he has seen a lot of body-worn camera videos over the last 25 years.
The video put out Monday to the public involving Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy over a pot of boiling water inside of her home on July 6, was "one of the worst," he admitted.
"Maybe it's because of the familiarity of the community and the police department involved," Williams said. "It was really hard to watch. There were parts I had to fast forward through."