Body-camera footage showing the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who had called 911 for help, was released Monday in a case that has led to murder charges against a ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Sonya Massey Act, which aims to increase police accountability by revising hiring procedures in Illinois, was signed into law Tuesday and will take effect Jan. 1, 2026. The new ...
The woman, Sonya Massey, 36, called 911 on July 6 because she believed there was an intruder in her home. She was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy who has been fired and is charged with murder. By ...
The first-degree murder trial of Sean Grayson began Monday, Oct. 20, with jury selection. Grayson is being charged with the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey, who was shown in bodycam footage being shot in ...
The first-degree murder trial of Sean Grayson begins on Monday, Oct. 20, in Peoria, Illinois. Grayson is being charged with the murder of 36-year-old Sonya Massey, and pleaded not guilty, saying he ...