WATCH: MASSEY FAMILY SPEAKS AT VIGIL AFTER ILLINOIS SHERIFF’S DEPUTY CONVICTED OVER KILLING OF SONYA MASSEY
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✍️ An Illinois sheriff's deputy, Sean Grayson, was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler.
👉 Sean Grayson, an Illinois sheriff's deputy, was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey 👉 Massey was a 36-year-old Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler 👉 The jury did not convict Grayson of first-degree murder, which carries a sentence of 45 years to life 👉 Massey's family and supporters were angered by the result, calling it a 'miscarriage of justice' 👉 The case raised questions about U.S. law enforcement shootings of Black people in their homes 👉 Illinois law was changed to require fuller transparency on the background of candidates for law enforcement jobs
-- #SeanGrayson #SonyaMassey #JamesWilburn #TeresaHaley #JohnMilhiser #DanielFultz #BenCrump #AntonioRomanucci #DawsonFarley #Illinois #Peoria #Springfield #politics
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