US EditionJury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey
The jury considers if Sean Grayson’s use of deadly force was justified after Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help, appeared to threaten him with boiling water.
- Jury deliberations are underway Tuesday in the murder trial of former Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson, who shot and killed Sonya Massey inside her home.
- Grayson was questioned about his version of events where he said he fired when Massey raised her hands to throw a pot of hot water at him, though this moment is not captured on body camera footage.
- If convicted of murder, Grayson faces 45 years to life in prison, while prosecutors dismissed single counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.
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Murder case of ex-cop who fatally shot Sonya Massey goes to jurors
PEORIA — The murder case of a white ex-cop accused of killing an unarmed Black woman in her Springfield-area home is now before a jury after lawyers on both sides presented their closing arguments Tuesday.In a nationally watched trial, former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson, 31, is facing three counts of first-degree murder for fatally shooting 36-year-old Sonya Massey. Last year, she called the police to report a suspected prowler…
Sonya Massey murder trial: Juror, Massey family cry during closing arguments
In this July 30, 2024, file photo, Donna Massey, the mother of shooting victim Sonya Massey, is comforted during a press conference at New Mount Pilgrim Church in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YORK) — Closing arguments began Tuesday morning in the trial of a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy accused of shooting and killing a Black woman in her home. The trial began last week for Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County deputy acc…
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Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey
An Illinois jury has begun deliberating over the first-degree murder charges against a sheriff's deputy in the shooting death last year of Sonya Massey, a Black woman in her home who had called 911 for help.
Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey - IPM Newsroom
Illinois Newsroom - The jury received the case at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday following closing arguments in the trial of 31-year-old Sean Grayson. Grayson responded to Sonya Massey’s home in Springfield in July 2024 after her call about a prowler. The post Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey appeared first on IPM Newsroom.
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