Two lesser charges that Grayson faced, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct, were dismissed by ...

The Illinois sheriff’s deputy who killed Sonya Massey in her Springfield home last year eschewed his training and the principles of policing when he shot the Black woman who had called 911 for help, a ...

A deputy who was with former deputy Sean Grayson testified that he did not believe that Sonya Massey was a threat.

Sonya Massey was shot to death in her home in 2024 by a deputy sheriff during a routine 911 call. The officer, Sean Grayson, ...

Opening statements began just after 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, with Sangamon County State's Attorney, John Milhiser, ...

The trial of former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson for murder in the Sonya Massey shooting began Wednesday with opening statements.

A large crowd of people gathered outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Monday to demand justice for Sonya Massey, who was ...

Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy, is on trial for murder related to the July 6, 2024, shooting of Sonya Massey, with the issue being whether he was justified in his ...

Massey was killed in her home in Springfield, Illinois, last year after she called authorities over concerns about a prowler.

Jurors heard from former Deputy Sean Grayson's partner, Deputy Dawson Farley, who testified that Sonya Massey "never did anything that made me think she was a threat." ...

Prosecutors told the jury that they should find Grayson guilty of murder because he shot and killed Massey after she called 911 to report a prowler in her home, and that she posed no threat to him.