US EditionSonya Massey's family reaches $10M settlement over fatal shooting
- Sonya Massey's family will receive $10 million in a settlement from Sangamon County following her fatal shooting by a deputy last summer.
- The county board approved the settlement, allowing taxpayers to avoid a lengthy lawsuit regarding the shooting by former Deputy Sean Grayson.
- Grayson has been charged with first-degree murder in Massey's death and remains jailed with a court date set for March 24.
- The U.S. Department of Justice and the Illinois Department of Justice found no evidence of discrimination by the county, agreeing to reforms in crisis services and policing.
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$10M settlement approved in downstate police shooting of Sonya Massey
The family of a woman fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside Springfield last year that sparked protests around the nation will receive $10 million in a settlement approved by the Sangamon County Board. Sonya Massey was fatally shot July 6 by Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson during a confrontation inside her home. Grayson, who has been fired and is awaiting trial on murder charges in Massey’s killing, worked for five law enforcement agencies an…
#Justice4Sonya: Sangamon County Reaches $10 Million Settlement With Fa
While we’re still waiting to see if Sonya Massey‘s killer, ex-Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, will be brought to justice, the county now owes Massey’s family $10 million, which is still not enough to compensate them for the unimaginable pain and suffering they’re likely still experiencing seven months after the July 2024 shooting, and will continue to experience in the years to come. Source: Source: Wikipedia According …
Family of Black Woman Killed by Illinois Police to Get $10 Million in Settlement
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$10 Million Settlement For Family Of Black Woman Shot Dead By US Police
The family of a Black woman shot dead in her home by a police officer in the US state of Illinois has reached a $10 million settlement with the local sheriff's department and county board. Sonya Massey, 36, a mother of two, was killed by a sheriff's deputy last July in a case that drew national attention and prompted then-president Joe Biden to say she "should be alive today." Massey, who had received treatment in the past for mental health issu…
Sonya Massey’s Family Agrees to $10 million Settlement
[Photo: Trevor Hughes/USA Today Network] Sonya Massey’s family and Sangamon County agree to a $10 million settlement over her fatal shooting on July 6th, 2024. Massey was 36 years old and was shot and killed in her home in Springfield, Illinois by former Deputy Sean Grayson. Massey originally called 911 after she suspected someone walking around her backyard. Two Sangamon County deputies responded to the incident, but the other one is unnamed. A…
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