Lawyers for Sonya Massey’s family say $10M settlement ‘first step;' await trial, legislative changes
County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff’s deputy ...
Illinois County to Pay $10 Million After Fatal Shooting of Black Woman
A Sangamon County deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, 36, last year, after she called to report a prowler outside her home in ...
Family of Sonya Massey, Black woman fatally shot in face by police, to get $10M settlement
Massey, a Black woman and the mother of two children, was fatally shot in her home by Sean P. Grayson, a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy. She had called 911 to report a possible intruder to her home ...
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Family of Sonya Massey agrees to $10M settlement over fatal shooting
The family of Sonya Massey has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Sangamon County, Ill., a year after the 36-year-old ...