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Newly released police body camera footage shows Sonya Massey talking to officers 16 hours before her death

Thursday, September 5 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- Newly released police body camera footage shows Sonya Massey interacting with police officers 16 hours before she was fatally shot in her Illinois home on July 6, when deputies responded to her 911 call of a suspected prowler.In the course of... Read More.

Sean Grayson, ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing, fighting for pretrial release

Monday, August 26 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The legal team of Sean Grayson, the former deputy charged with fatally shooting Illinois mother Sonya Massey in her home, notified the court Monday during his first pretrial hearing that they filed a request for an appeal with the Illinois Appellate... Read More.

Sheriff who hired ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing to retire

Saturday, August 10 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The sheriff for Illinois' Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, which employed the former deputy charged with fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 to report a prowler, will be retiring later this month, he announced Friday in a... Read More.

Ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing says he feared for his life, new docs show

Tuesday, August 6 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- Former Illinois sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson said he feared for his life during his encounter with Sonya Massey, the mother of two who he fatally shot in her home after she called 911 to report a prowler, according to new documents... Read More.

She called for help and we failed: Sheriff asks forgiveness for Sonya Massey shooting

Tuesday, July 30 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The sheriff for Illinois' Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, which employed the former deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her home earlier this month after she called 911 to report a possible intruder, said during public comments Monday night that... Read More.

Ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing drew ire from previous boss, audio files show

Tuesday, July 30 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- An Illinois chief deputy’s concerns regarding Sean Grayson, the former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed mother of two, are documented in an audio file released Monday.The recorded 2022 conversation is with Grayson’s... Read More.

Sonya Massey, woman killed in home by police, died by homicide with gunshot to head, autopsy shows

Friday, July 26 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- Sonya Massey, the Illinois woman fatally shot by a deputy while responding to her 911 call, died by homicide due to a gunshot wound to her head, according to an autopsy report released Friday by the Sangamon County coroner.Though the autopsy... Read More.

Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct

Thursday, July 25 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The Illinois deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home while responding to her 911 call was discharged from the U.S. Army for “misconduct (serious offense),” according to documents obtained by ABC News.Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy,... Read More.

Former sheriffs deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey held 6 police jobs over past 4 years

Wednesday, July 24 by ABC News

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The former sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home while responding to her call for help has held six different police jobs since 2020, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board confirmed to ABC News.Body camera... Read More.

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