PEORIA, Ill. -- Jury deliberations are underway Tuesday in the murder trial of former Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson.

Closing arguments also took place Tuesday morning.

Grayson took the stand Monday.

Sonya Massey, left, talks with former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson outside her home in Springfield, Ill., July 6, 2024. Illinois State Police via AP, File

Grayson was questioned about his version of events the night he shot and killed Sonya Massey inside her Springfield area home.

Grayson told the court he fired when Massey raised her hands, he says, to throw a pot of hot water at him.

The moment he described is not captured on body camera footage.

Grayson, 31, has pleaded not guilty. If convicted of murder, he faces 45 years to life in pr

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