The Evening Whirl: St. Louis’ Crime Chime – Weekly Whirlwind of Woes: Justice for Sonya: Cop Gets 20 Years for Death by Police Shooting
In the heart of the city, where the sirens wail,
A mother of two faced death by police, a tragic tale.
Sonya Massey, 36, called for aid,
Thought someone was lurking, her nerves were frayed.
July 6th, the summer heat thick,
She dialed 911, her heart beat quick.
A knock at the door, the badge in sight,
But what came next was a thief in the night.
Sean Grayson, 30, with a gun in hand,
Sworn to protect, but he took a stand.
Inside her home, where she should feel safe,
A bullet flew, and it sealed her fate.
She cried for help, but the aid was denied,
One officer froze, while the other tried.
Blood on the floor, her life slipping away,
Her children left to face the day.
The Sheriff’s Office spun a tale of lies,
“Self-inflicted,” they claimed, with shifty eyes.
But the truth emerged, the facts laid bare,
Justice demanded, the people aware.
20 years for Grayson, a cell his new home,
But no sentence can heal the pain alone.
Sonya’s gone, her voice now still,
A mother silenced by a badge’s will.
Her story echoes through the streets at night,
A call for justice, a demand for light.
For Sonya Massey, we’ll say her name,
A system broken, a nation’s shame.
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