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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cybele Mayes-Osterman

Ex-deputy who shot Sonya Massey is denied a request for medical release from prison

Deputy-Shooting-911-Response - (Macon County Jail via AP)

A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy won't get an early medical release from his two-decade prison sentence for killing Sonya Massey inside her home after the Black woman called 911 about a possible prowler, state officials decided Friday.

Sean Grayson had been diagnosed with colon cancer prior to the 2024 shooting, and his attorney noted in January that the cancer had advanced to his liver and lungs.

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