Deputy Fired for Fatal Shooting

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Years before a deputy killed Sonya Massey, sheriff's office failed to police misconduct within its ranks

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Sonya Massey called 911 to report a prowler in her home in Springfield , Illinois , in July .

Two minutes later , Sangamon County Deputytook aim at Massey 's face and fired a fatal gunshot, killing her.

The sheriff's office has been the target of more than 50 civil rights complaints since 2004 , records show.

Patrick Burns was tasered, but no charges were ever brought in his death.

A year earlier , a woman in Sangamon County alleged she was raped by a deputy who responded to a 911 call.

The sheriff's office has been the subject of 13 investigations and at least five lawsuits in 15 years .

Judge found deputy's actions lacked " one iota of credible evidence," characterizing his own reports as "convolutedly crappy" and "factually incorrect" Records show Deputy John Gillette was subject of 27 complaints in eight years , most of which were never substantiated.

Gillette resigned in 2009 , less than two months after an Illinois court ordered sheriff's office to release his misconduct records.

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