Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence. Grayson’s attorney, Daniel Fultz, confirmed that his client died earlier Sunday but declined to provide any further details. Grayson, 32, was convicted of second-degree murder in October in the fatal shooting of Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who had reported a possible prowler outside her Springfield-area home. Body camera video of the July 2024 encounter showed Massey crouching in her kitchen and apologizing moments before Grayson shot her in the face. He was sentenced in January to the maximum 20 years in prison. Grayson had been diagnosed with colon cancer before Massey’s killing, and his attorneys said at his sentencing that the disease had spread to his liver and lungs. In May, only months into his sentence, he sought medical release under an Illinois law for prisoners with terminal illnesses or serious medical conditions. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board denied his request last month. Massey called 911 early on July 6, 2024, to report someone prowling outside her hom
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A cousin says death of Sean Grayson in prison ‘doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her’ to her children The death in prison of the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home…
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A cousin says death of Sean Grayson in prison ‘doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her’ to her children The death in prison of the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of murder after fatally shooting Sonya…
Read original at The Guardian →Sean Grayson, the white US police officer convicted of murdering a black woman, Sonya Massey, during an incident at her home in 2024, has died in prison at age 32. Grayson shot dead Massey, 36, during an exchange that…
Read original at BBC →Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence. Grayson’s…
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A cousin says death of Sean Grayson in prison ‘doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her’ to her children The death in prison of the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home…
View source →Sean Grayson, the white US police officer convicted of murdering a black woman, Sonya Massey, during an incident at her home in 2024, has died in prison at age 32. Grayson shot dead Massey, 36, during an exchange that took place after she…
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