The Latest Breaking News from Sean Grayson

Sonya Massey’s family says death of sheriff’s deputy who killed her ‘doesn’t feel like justice’

A cousin says death of Sean Grayson in prison ‘doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her’ to her children

The Guardian - US · Aug 26

Sean Grayson, Ex-Cop Convicted of Killing Sonya Massey, Dies in Prison Months Into 20-Year Term

Sean Grayson, a former Illinois deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey, died in prison from cancer. His case sparked national outrage and led to legislative changes in law enforcement practices.

International Business Times UK · Aug 24

Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who killed Sonya Massey in her home dies aged 32

Sean Grayson, who was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2023, was serving a 20-year sentence for second-degree murder

The Guardian - US · Aug 24

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

Illinois prison officials say the former sheriff’s deputy who killed Sonya Massey won't get an early medical release from his two-decade prison sentence

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Cop sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey after she called 911 for help

Body camera footage captured the shooting and the woman’s desperate cries as she begged, ‘Please, God’

The Independent UK · Jan 29

The former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey faces up to 20 years in prison

The former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who was convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her Springfield home could be facing up to 20 years behind bars

The Independent UK · Jan 29

Cop's testimony, judge's instructions influenced outcome of Sonya Massey murder case

The killing of Sonya Massey in her home by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy was pursued by prosecutors as a first-degree murder case with a possible life prison sentence

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025

Illinois cop convicted of murder for shooting a Black woman dead in her own home after she called 911

Sean Grayson fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last summer

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Jury set to resume deliberations in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey

An Illinois jury is set for a second day of deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of a sheriff’s deputy in the July shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey

An Illinois jury has begun deliberating over the first-degree murder charges against a sheriff's deputy in the shooting death last year of Sonya Massey, a Black woman in her home who had called 911 for help

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025