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Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacy
Read full article: Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacyPresident Joe Biden has signed a proclamation to establish a national monument to commemorate the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Ill.
Biden to designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument
Read full article: Biden to designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monumentPresident Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation designating a national monument in Springfield, Illinois, at the site of a 1908 race riot that later fueled the formation of the NAACP.
Illinois governor says sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home should resign
Read full article: Illinois governor says sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home should resignThe Illinois governor is calling for the resignation of the sheriff whose deputy fatally wounded a Black woman after she called 911 for help last month.
Deputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke 'in the name of Jesus' indicated intent to kill him
Read full article: Deputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke 'in the name of Jesus' indicated intent to kill himThe deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month says he thought that when she unexpectedly said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she intended to kill him.
Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust
Read full article: Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trustThe Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help says it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in his agency.
911 calls before Sonya Massey's shooting include 1 from her mother asking officers not to 'hurt her'
Read full article: 911 calls before Sonya Massey's shooting include 1 from her mother asking officers not to 'hurt her'Records released by Illinois authorities show that two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey in the days leading up to her death.
Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: 'I offer up no excuses'
Read full article: Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: 'I offer up no excuses'The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized Monday night during a community meeting.
With DUI-related ejection from Army, deputy who killed Massey should have raised flags, experts say
Read full article: With DUI-related ejection from Army, deputy who killed Massey should have raised flags, experts sayAuthorities say the Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the Army for the first of two drunken driving convictions in which he had a weapon in his car.
Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senseless
Read full article: Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senselessAutopsy findings on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff’s deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Illinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of water
Read full article: Illinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of waterAuthorities say an Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home.