SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has released the autopsy of Sonya Massey Friday morning, confirming her cause of death.
The autopsy revealed that the bullet hit Massey beneath her left eye and exited on the posterior left side of her upper neck. The gun shot also resulted in a perforation to her left internal carotid artery, a skull fracture and hemorrhages.
Massey’s time of death was 1:47 a.m. on July 6, just an hour after she initially called 911.
Forensic Pathologist Nathaniel Patterson wrote in his conclusion of the report: “Based on the information available to me, and on the autopsy findings, it is my opinion that Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old black woman, died as a result of a gunshot wound of the head.”
Attorney Ben Crump has scheduled to speak with media Friday at 10:30 a.m. following the release of the autopsy.
This is a developing story.
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