Tia Mowry, Solange, & More Demand Justice In Police Killing Of Sonya Massey
By Jovonne Ledet
July 25, 2024
Celebrities are speaking out following the release of body camera footage from the police killing of 36-year-old Sonya Massey.
Massey was shot to death by police after calling 911 to report a potential intruder at her home. Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson is facing first-degree murder charges in connection to the shooting.
Video shows Grayson pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot Massey after she grabbed a pot of hot water off of her stove. Massey ducked behind her kitchen counter before Grayson shot her in the face.
See the celebrities who are calling for justice in Massey's killing below.
Solange Knowles
"First words Sonya Massey said at her front door were 'Donāt hurt me.' She was told 'why would we hurt you, you called us.' When have those words meant anything when your black and woman in this country. When do those words protect you from not being murdered in your kitchen, in your bedroom, with your babies, or on your lawn. What is 'reassurance', in this place? Rest in power Sonya Massey, and an abundance of love and power to Sonyaās family on this journey," Knowles wrote on Twitter.
first words Sonya Massey said at her front door were ādonāt hurt meā
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) July 23, 2024
she was told āwhy would we hurt you, you called usā
when have those words meant anything when your black and woman in this country
when do those words protect you from not being murdered in your kitchen,ā¦
Tia Mowry
āI am literally shaking right now because ā whew, to see how somebodyās life can be taken in such a way is so terrible. And so disgusting. When is this going to stop?ā Mowry said in a video shared on Instagram.
āSister, Sisterā actress Tia Mowry tearfully reacts to shooting of Sonya Massey by Sheriffās Deputy Sean Grayson; Plans talk with 13-year-old son Cree with āDivorced In The Blackā actor Cory Hardrict
— Kollege Kidd (@KollegeKidd) July 24, 2024
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āWhen is this going to stop? When is enough enough?āpic.twitter.com/ju1rml7SrB
Nick Young
āSo the police shot and killed an 36 yr old black lady holding a pot bcuz she said I rebuke you in Jesus name..and we out here playing for USA,ā Young tweeted.
So the police shot and killed an 36 yr old black lady holding a pot bcuz she said I rebuke you in Jesus name..and we out here playing for USA
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) July 23, 2024
Yung Miami
āLet her just f****** what? Die this is beyond sickening! Pure evil!ā Yung Miami wrote on X.
Warning: Explicit
Let her fucking just what?????? Die this is beyond sickening!!!!! Pure evil!!! https://t.co/mJgVgf4FOn
— Yung Miami (@YungMiami305) July 23, 2024
Cardi B
Cardi B reposted a tweet that reads, āThe Sonya Massey story was the last thing I saw before I went to sleep last night and I woke up still disturbed by it. The fact that we live in a world where we can say a black, unarmed, non-confrontational, non-threatening, woman was killed in her own home by police and add AGAIN on top of that, is truly disgusting.ā
The Sonya Massey story was the last thing I saw before I went to sleep last night and I woke up still disturbed by it. The fact that we live in a world where we can say a black, unarmed, non-confrontational, non-threatening, woman was killed in her own home by police and addā¦
— KenBarbie⢠(@itsKenBarbie) July 23, 2024
Ibrahim Hamad
āMan that video of Sonya Massey just broke my heart man. You canāt even call the cops to your own home to help you, shit is fucking scary. I canāt even imagine how her family is dealing with this right now,ā Hamad tweeted.
Man that video of Sonya Massey just broke my heart man. You canāt even call the cops to your own home to help you, shit is fucking scary. I canāt even imagine how her family is dealing with this right now.
— Ibrahim H. (@KingOfQueenz) July 23, 2024
Ayanna Pressley
āSonya Massey should be alive today. Instead, she was shot in the head and killed by police after calling them for help. We must have accountability for Sonyaās family. And we must legislate to build a world where Black folks can grow old, with safety and dignity," Pressley said on X.
Sonya Massey should be alive today.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) July 24, 2024
Instead, she was shot in the head and killed by police after calling them for help.
We must have accountability for Sonya's family.
And we must legislate to build a world where Black folks can grow old, with safety and dignity. pic.twitter.com/LE4e8AxGLM
Wendell Pierce
āWatch how Sonya Massey was set up by her murderer: the 911 call was over at the door, she thanked the police and they asked to come in, they send her to stove to a boiling pot, because she picks it up, they instruct her to put it down, she is complying when she is shot in the head. MURDER," Pierce tweeted.
Watch how Sonya Massey was set up by her murderer: the 911 call was over at the door, she thanked the police and they asked to come in, they send her to stove to a boiling pot, because she picks it up, they instruct her to put it down, she is complying when she is shot in the⦠https://t.co/Kz7Il8ZkHH
— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) July 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris
"Sonya Massey deserved to be safe. The disturbing footage released yesterday confirms what we know from the lived experiences of so many ā we have much work to do to ensure that our justice system fully lives up to its name. President Biden and I call on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a bill that I coauthored in the Senate. We must come together to achieve meaningful reforms that advance the safety of all communities," Harris said in a statement.
Sonya Massey deserved to be safe.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) July 23, 2024
The disturbing footage released yesterday confirms what we know from the lived experiences of so many ā we have much work to do to ensure that our justice system fully lives up to its name.
President Biden and I call on Congress to pass theā¦
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