Kamala Harris Calls for Reforms After Sonya Massey Shooting

The deputy who fatally shot Massey (pictured), 36, in Springfield, Illinois, faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder (Photo Credit: Fair Use).& This article was originally published on& Word In Black. By Jennifer Porter Gore Overview: The vice president reacted to the latest police use of deadly force against an unarmed Black person, saying Massey died at the hands of someone “sworn to protest and serve.” Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee, called for police reforms after the death of Sonia Massey, an unarmed Black woman shot to death by a white officer in her own home in Springfield, Illinois, after reporting a possible burglar.& Massey “deserved to be safe” at home, but instead died at the hands of an officer “sworn to protect and serve,” Harris said in a statement issued Tuesday. She was reacting to police body camera footage of the shooting, which authorities released Monday.& The vice president’s thoughts are also with communities “whose calls for help are often met with suspicion, distrust, and even violence,” according to her statement. “The disturbing footage released yesterday confirms what we know from the lived experiences of so many”: that the justice system doesn’t live up to its...