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DOJ opens investigation into fatal Sonya Massey shooting
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the killing of Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot by a white police officer in July after calling to report a prowler outside her home. In a letter to Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office,
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 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 after a deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey while responding to her call about a possible prowler outside the 36-year-old Black woman’s home.
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 demands records from Illinois sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey
The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, dated Thursday.
DOJ launches probe into Sonya Massey shooting
The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman in her Springfield home.
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 ...
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DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe into Sheriff’s Deputy’s Fatal Shooting of Sonya Massey in Her Own Home
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the killing of Sonya Massey in her kitchen by ...
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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July killing of woman
Justice Department investigates shooting of Sonya Massey by sheriff's deputy. Demands records on treatment of Black residents ...
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DOJ opens civil rights probe of Illinois sheriffs after fatal shooting of Sonya Massey
A scathing Justice Department letter dated Thursday to Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch and other county officials said ...
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 ...
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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after Sonya Massey killing in July
Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, was killed in July when deputies responded to a call about a possible prowler at ...