CHICAGO (CBS) — Authorities in central Illinois on Friday released an autopsy report that confirmed 36-year-old Sonya Massey died of a gunshot wound to the head, after she was shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Springfield earlier this month.

According to the autopsy report from the Sangamon County Coroner’s office, Massey was shot just beneath her left eye, and the bullet exited the back of her upper neck. The bullet caused a skull fracture, perforated her carotid artery, and caused bleeding in her brain.

Massey also suffered minor blunt force injuries to her right leg.

Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey’s death. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and is being held in the Sangamon County Jail while he awaits trial. He was fired by the sheriff’s office after the shooting.

After learning of the autopsy results on Friday, Massey’s family said they are still struggling mentally and emotionally nearly three weeks after her death.

“I haven’t been able to sleep for real. The only time I really feel comfortable sleeping is when I’m just on the floor. I can’t even sleep in my bed,” said her son, Malachi Hill-Massey. “I really don’t have words. Like I’ve been said, I don’t have words for real.”

Massey’s uncle, Raymond, said her daughter has been “having nightmares to the point where we have to check the room.”

“It just makes me so angry to see my family hurt as they do,” Raymond said.

Bodycam video shows sheriff’s deputy shooting Massey inside her home

Authorities said Massey, a Black mother of two, called 911 in the early morning hours on Saturday, July 6, to report a suspected prowler outside her house near Springfield, Illinois.

The bodycam video shows Grayson and his partner, who are both White, arriving at Massey’s home, and searching outside the house and talking to Massey at the front door. They are later seen inside her home, and Deputy Grayson instructs Massey to check on a pot overheating on the stove, saying they don’t need a fire in the house.

Massey went to turn off the flame and picked up the pot. She asked where the deputies were going, to which Grayson replied, “Away from your hot, steaming water.”

Massey replied, “Away from my hot, steaming water?” and then twice said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.”

“You’d better f***ing not. I swear to God, I’ll f***ing shoot you right in your f***ing face,” Grayson said. He then raised his gun and yelled at Massey to “drop the f***ing pot!”

Massey is seen apologizing and ducking for cover. Grayson opens fire—three shots are heard.

Massey’s family and friends claim authorities tried to cover up the fatal shooting

The family said if it weren’t for the bodycam video of the shooting that was released on Monday, no one would know the truth.

Massey’s friends and family have said police first suggested it was a neighbor who had a previous dispute with Massey who shot her, and then later suggested the shooting was self-inflicted.

Massey’s oldest son, Malachi, said no one from law enforcement ever told the family who actually shot Massey. He said he didn’t learn until he saw it on the news the next day.

National outrage continues after Illinois State Police released new bodycam video of a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting a Black woman in her home. Two officers were at Sonya Massey’s home to investigate reports of a prowler in the neighborhood. Please be warned that the video may be disturbing for some.

ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) — A dog turned on its owners Thursday evening, attacking the man and woman in northwest suburban Elgin.

The owners were seriously hurt—and police had to take down the animal to keep everyone safe.

Just before 5 p.m., neighbors in the 900 block of High Street in Elgin heard screams nearby. They could instantly tell they were hearing cries of distress.

“I thought to myself, what the heck is going on?” said neighbor Roger Foehringer.

The neighbors stepped outside to find the dog attacking its owners. They called 911, and Elgin police and emergency crews quickly filled the quiet neighborhood.

The dog turned its owners for reasons unknown.

“A couple was walking their dog, it got angry at another dog, and then it attacked the owner—attacked both of the owners,” said neighbor Mark Freshour, “and it finally grabbed the woman’s arm, and it got both of her arms—tore it down to the bone.”

Witnesses said once the dog locked down on the woman, the man tried his best to get her free. He was even injured in the attempt.

By the time officers arrived, Elgin police said the responding officer had no choice put to pull out his weapon.

“The officer pulled the gun and shot the dog,” said Freshour. “It was no way to get that dog to turn loose. It was clamped on so hard, they were trying for five mins to get the dog off.”

Killing the dog was the only way police and witnesses say the dog let go. Once free, it turned out the woman’s injuries were so severe that the officer started a tourniquet to stop the woman from bleeding.

“She was bleeding in so many places,” said Freshour. “It was awful.”

Freshour said the actions of the officer—by shooting the dog, but also tending immediately to the woman’s injuries—were nothing short of heroic.

“I akready told them I appreciated their service, and how fast they responded,” Freshour said.

Police said the two victims will survive. They were hospitalized ins serious condition late Thursday.