Sontae Massey, Sonya’s cousin, served on the commission and told the Sangamon County Board this week that the steps laid out ...

Years before sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson gunned down Sonya Massey in her own home, he had been discharged from the Army for serious misconduct and had a history of driving under the influence, ...

Illinois enacts 'Sonya Massey Law' mandating thorough background checks for officers after Massey's 2024 shooting by deputy ...

Lawyers for former downstate sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson allege the judge in the case erred multiple times ahead of the jury's second-degree murder verdict. Prosecutors say the claim lacks merit.

Nearly two weeks after one of his former deputies was charged with murder in the death of a Black woman who’d called 911 for help, an Illinois sheriff on Monday publicly acknowledged his office failed ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. − Even if she didn't know her, Lisa Clanton said she felt a connection to Sonya Massey, who was fatally shot by a law enforcement officer in her home on July 6, in a case that has ...

An Illinois deputy is facing murder charges for shooting a woman in the face after responding to her call about a prowler in her home. Sean Grayson, 30, was indicted Wednesday on charges of ...