Sonya Massey autopsy report confirms she died from a gunshot wound to head
An autopsy report released Friday confirmed that 36-year-old Sonya Massey died from a gunshot wound to the head after being shot by a Sangamon County deputy.
An autopsy report released Friday confirmed that 36-year-old Sonya Massey died from a gunshot wound to the head after being shot by a Sangamon County deputy.
In a six-page document, the Sangamon County Coroner's Office says that Massey was shot beneath her left eye.
"Based on the information available to me, and on the autopsy findings, it is my opinion that Sonya Massey ... died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head," the report states.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Massey's family, said the findings confirm that "this was just a senseless, unnecessary, excessive use of force."
"Completely unnecessary," he added. "Certainly not justified. I mean, how can you justify this?"
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