How did Sonya Massey die while complying to aggressive orders by police?

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Sonya Massey was shot in the face by Deputy Sean Patrick Grayson II just two minutes and thirty seconds after she allowed Grayson to enter her home, and the shooting may have been precipitated by a misunderstanding by Grayson of Massey’ s second utterance of the words, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” which ended midway by Grayson’s aggressive response. It appears that Massey may have uttered these words over suspicions that the police were taking advantage of their welcome into her home. After Grayson points his gun at Massey, he begins to order Massey five times to drop a pot of boiling water that she was not initially holding at the time.
The following are Massey’s responses to Grayson’s repeated orders to, “Drop the [expletive] pot!”
1. Massey complies with first order by taking her hands off pot and ducking to floor to protect herself from anticipated gunshot.
2. Massey, while kneeling on kitchen floor, complies with second order by saying, “Okay” and grabs pot on kitchen countertop and drops boiling water from pot onto floor.
3. Massey is unable to comply to Grayson’s third order because Grayson shoots her in the head following the word, “Drop…” after Grayson sees Massey’s further compliance.
4. Massey is unable to comply to Grayson’s fourth order because Massey is unconscious.
5. Massey is unable to comply to Grayson’s fifth order because Massey remains unconscious.

Questions:
1. What justification did Grayson have to threaten to shoot Massey in the face?
2. What justification did Grayson have to draw his gun and point it at Massey?
3. What justification did Grayson have to order Massey to drop the pot when she was initially not holding it at the time?
4. What justification did Grayson have to order Massey to drop the pot a 2nd time after she dropped herself to the floor to hide from him while leaving the pot on the sink?
5. What justification did Grayson have to order Massey to drop the pot a 3rd time, and shoot her, after she said, “Okay” and in compliance grabbed the pot to drop it?
6. What justification did Grayson have to order Massey to drop the pot a 4rd time after she laid unconscious on the floor?
7. What justification did Grayson have to order Massey to drop the pot a 5th time after she remained unconscious on the floor?
8. What justification did Grayson have to laugh while he was declaring that Massey was “done” [[ dead ]]?

Introduction
00:00 First 18 seconds of Grayson’s BWC (no audio) combined with audio portion of Dawson’s BWC
00:23 Massey emptying boiling water from pot (with freeze frames)
00:31 Selected highlights from Grayson’s BWC.

Main content
01:06 Massey’s 12 seconds of compliance to Grayson’s first four orders (she is unconscious on 5th).
01:17 Voice enhancement of Massey’s final word of compliance, “Okay.”
01:25 Slow motion (50%) of Massey responding to Grayson’s 3rd order to “drop…” followed by three gunshots.
01:30 Slow motion (20%) of Massey responding to Grayson’s 3rd order to “drop…” followed by first gunshot.
01:34 Slow motion (5%) of Massey grabbing pot and turning to drop it.
01:42 Analysis of Massey’s interaction with Grayson in her final 8 seconds (with freeze frames).

Emergency dispatch & body worn cameras
02:49 Audio of Massey’s 911 emergency call.
03:25 Dawson’s BWC (with freeze frames and fast forward)
08:45 Grayson’s BWC (with freeze frames and fast forward)

Massey in slow motion and close up
11:42 Massey’s last 11 seconds close up.
11:53 Slow motion (25%) of Massey responding to Grayson’s 3rd order to “drop…” followed by three gunshots.
12:04 Slow motion (10%) of Massey emptying boiling water from pot.
12:12 Slow motion (25%) and close up of Massey’s last 2.75 seconds.
12:23 Slow motion (10%) and close up of Massey’s last 2.75 seconds.
12:50 Slow motion (6%) of Massey being shot 3 times.
13:18 Massey’s last moments with freeze frame zooming in close, and slow motion (6% and 25%).

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