Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
Former Illinois deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of killing Sonya Massey, died in prison on Sunday, according to his lawyer Daniel Fultz. Grayson, 32, was serving a 20-year prison sentence for the second-degree murder of Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who had called 911 on July 6, 2024, reporting a possible prowler outside her Springfield-area home.
Body camera footage showed Massey apologizing and crouching in her kitchen moments before Grayson shot her in the face. Grayson, who had been diagnosed with colon cancer, sought medical release under an Illinois law for prisoners with terminal illnesses but his request was denied.
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