Jurors convict Illinois deputy of killing Sonya Massey

A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriffs deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey , a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler.

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A jury reached a verdict in the murder trial of former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson, accused of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home.

Massey had called 911 to report a prowler before she was killed during an encounter that was captured on a deputy’s body camera.

Reports say Grayson was found guilty of second-degree murder.

A former Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help and was later killed in her home because of the way she was handling a pan of hot water, has

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