Harris speaks with Sonya Massey's family, called D’Vontaye Mitchell's mother

Harris has also called the family of D’Vontaye Mitchell, a Black man who died in after he was pinned down by hotel security guards in Milwaukee last month.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in her Illinois home, according to Massey’s family members who spoke to NBC News.

Massey, 36, was killed July 6 after she called the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office because she was afraid there might be a prowler outside, according to an attorney for her family and Illinois State Police.

Sonya Massey.Courtesy Ruby Funeral Services“It’s made me feel a lot better today,” James Wilburn, Massey’s father, said. “She gave us her heartfelt condolences, and she let us know that she is with us 100%, that this senseless killing must stop.”

Shadia Massey, a cousin of Sonya Massey’s, said Harris’ call moved her deeply.

“That call right there meant the world to my family right now,” she said. “I mean, it definitely broke every last one of us down. Out of all the phone calls, all the thousands and thousands of messages, and phone calls and inboxes, this one here really meant the world to our family.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-calls-sonya-massey-family-rcna163881

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