10/29/2025
A jury has found former Illinois Sheriffโs Deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, a Black mother of two who called 911 about a possible prowler outside her home.
Body camera footage showed Massey talking to deputies and removing a pot of hot water from her stove before the shooting, saying โI rebuke you in the name of Jesus.โ Grayson testified he took her remarks as a threat, leading him to draw his firearm.
Grayson faces four to 20 years in prison for second-degree murder. Under state law, he would likely be eligible to get day-for-day credit for good behavior in prison, meaning he could end up serving only half his sentence.
Masseyโs death led to calls for justice, protests across the country and reignited scrutiny about law enforcement shootings of Black people in their homes.
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